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Panfilov's 28 Men
6.8 / 10• 2016• 1h 45m•NR• Russian
HistoryActionDramaWar
Storyline
USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.
Cast & Crew
Azamat Nigmanov
Musabek Sengirbaev
Lead
Alexey Morozov
Vasiliy Klochkov
Yakiv Kucherevskyi
Serzhant Dobrobabin
Oleg Fyodorov
Grigory Shemyakin, foreman
Aleksej Longin
Pavel Gundilovich
Dmitriy Girev
Bondarenko
Amadu Mamadakov
Alikbay Kosaev
Andrey Shalyopa
Lieutenant
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kim Druzhinin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Panfilov's 28 Men is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
