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Thirst (1959)

Thirst poster
Original title
Жажда
Directed by
Evgeniy Tashkov
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
12+
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of Soviet soldiers struggle to survive while cut off from water supplies in a besieged city. The story follows their efforts to reach a well under constant enemy fire.

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What happens

Thirst (Russian: Жажда) is a 1959 Soviet World War II film directed by Yevgeny Tashkov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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