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For Whole Remaining Life (1975)

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Original title
На всю оставшуюся жизнь
Directed by
Pyotr Fomenko
Genre
historical drama, drama fiction, war television series
Country
Soviet Union
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet hospital train carries wounded soldiers and medical staff away from the front lines of World War II. The series follows their daily struggles and quiet bonds as they work to save lives amid the chaos of war.

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What happens

For the Rest of His Life (Russian: На всю оставшуюся жизнь, Na vsyu ostavshuyusya zhizn) is a Soviet war drama mini-series. It is an adaptation of the novel The Train (Sputniki) by Vera Panova. The mini-series consists of four episodes depicting a Soviet frontline hospital train during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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