It Happened in the Donbass (1945)

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

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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