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Once More Unto the Breach
6.4 / 10• 2019• 1h 10m•NR• Italian
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
July, 1941. After the beginning of the German invasion, an Italian soldier, a veteran of the colonial wars, is sent to the Soviet front. As he remembers the fairy tales his Russian mother used to tell him, the train he is travelling in crosses Europe on its way to the vast Ukrainian plains, where the enemy and a cruel winter await him… (Based on the experiences of several Italian soldiers.)
Cast & Crew
EC
Emidio Clementi
Narrator (voice)
LeadIK
Iana Kichenko
Narrator (voice)
IB
Italo Balbo
Self (archive footage)
Ev
Ewald von Kleist
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michele Manzolini's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Once More Unto the Breach is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
