Underplayed Gems

It Happened in the Donbass (1945)

It Happened in the Donbass poster
Original title
Это было в Донбассе
Directed by
Vladimir Sukhobokov, Leonid Lukov
Genre
drama film, war film, historical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Soviet war drama set during the Second World War. It follows the experiences of people in the Donbass region as they fight against the German invasion.

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What happens

It Happened in the Donbas (Russian: Это было в Донбассе, romanized: Eto bylo v Donbasse) is a 1945 Soviet war drama film directed by Leonid Lukov based on a screenplay by Sergei Antonov and Mikhail Blajman. The film was produced by Soyuzdetfilm and released after the conclusion of the Second World War, on which it is based. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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