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The Viper (1965)

The Viper poster
Original title
Гадюка
Directed by
Viktor Ivchenko
Genre
drama film, war film, historical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman experiences the horrors of the Russian Civil War and struggles to adapt to peacetime life after the fighting ends. The story follows her traumatic journey and the lasting effects of war on her spirit.

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What happens

The Viper (Russian: Гадюка) is a 1965 Soviet historical drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko based on the novella of the same name by Aleksey Tolstoy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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