Underplayed Gems

It Was in May (1970)

It Was in May poster
Original title
Был месяц май
Directed by
Marlen Khutsiev
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In the weeks just after World War II ends, a group of Soviet soldiers and civilians try to find their footing in a landscape still marked by the recent conflict. The film focuses on their quiet interactions and the uneasy return to ordinary life.

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What happens

It Was in May (Russian: Был месяц май, romanized: Byl mesyats may) is a 1970 Soviet war drama film directed by Marlen Khutsiev that depicts first weeks after the war had ended. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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