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MASTER SCORE 48.4 / 100
2019·Action / Drama / War·1h 53m

LEAVING AFGHANISTAN

“The war is over. Not their mission.”

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.

Above the Line
Pavel Lungin·DirectorPavel Lungin·ScreenplayAlexandr Lungin·ScreenplayIgor Grinyakin·Director of PhotographyDmitry Selipanov·Music
Cast
Kirill Pirogov·DmitrichYan Tsapnik·AbdusalamovVitaly Kishchenko·general VasilyevFyodor Lavrov·VolodyaOleg Vasilkov·KharlamovAnton Momot·GreekMikhail Kremer·DumbbellKirill Ermichev·MelnikRoman Kolotukhin·YoungmanVasiliy Butkevich·Boot
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 1
Pavel Lungin·Director
Writing· 2
Pavel Lungin·ScreenplayAlexandr Lungin·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Igor Grinyakin·Director of PhotographyNikita Semenov·Additional Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 4
Dmitry Selipanov·MusicKuzma Bodrov·MusicPavel Stasenko·Sound DirectorKonstantin Stetkevich·Sound Director
Art & Design· 2
Aleksey Kamyshov·Costume DesignSergey Fevralev·Production Design
Production· 3
Pavel Lungin·ProducerEvgeniy Panfilov·ProducerIrina Lavrentieva·Casting Director
Other Departments· 3
Pavel Bezborodov·VFX SupervisorSergey Muraviev·VFX SupervisorSherzod Juraev·Stunts
By the Numbers
48.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$732K
ROI -83%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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