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Fortress of War
“Surrender was not an option”
7.2 / 10• 2010• 2h 18m•NR• Russian
WarDramaHistoryAction
Storyline
The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.
Cast & Crew
Andrey Merzlikin
лейтенант Кижеватов
Lead
Pavel Derevyanko
Ефим Фомин
Veronika Nikonova
Анна Кижеватова
Evgeny Tsyganov
лейтенант Почерников
Anna Tsukanova-Kott
Соня
Aleksei Kopashov
Сашка Акимов
Alexander Korshunov
Пётр Гаврилов
Yana Esipovich
жена Кижеватова
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Kott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fortress of War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
