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Leaving Afghanistan

Movie"The war is over. Not their mission."
Audience Score
66
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NR 1 hr 52 minDrama, War, Action
1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.
StarringKirill PirogovYan TsapnikVitaly Kishchenko
DirectorPavel Lungin

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$4,302,540
Movie Box Office Gross:$731,827 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Germes Film, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Pavel Lungin Studio