The Girl from Leningrad (1941)

Original title

Фронтовые подруги

Directed by

Viktor Eisymont

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Finnish war, a group of young women volunteer to serve as medics on the front line. They risk their lives to treat wounded soldiers and occasionally take up arms against the enemy.

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What happens

The Girl from Leningrad (Russian: Фронтовые подруги) is a 1941 Soviet World War II film directed by Viktor Eisymont. The film takes place during the Finnish war. A group of girls voluntarily go to the front, they help doctors save the lives of wounded soldiers, and also fight with the enemy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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