In the Zone of Special Attention (1978)

Original title

В зоне особого внимания

Directed by

Andrei Malyukov

Genre

action film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Soviet paratroopers carry out a military exercise. The film follows their training and interactions.

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What happens

In the Zone of Special Attention (Russian: В зоне особого внимания, romanized: V zone osobogo vnimaniya) is a 1978 Soviet action movie, directorial debut of Andrei Malyukov. It achieved cult film status among several generations of the Soviet Airborne Forces and veterans, and, along with Hit Back, it became part of their popular culture. The Soviet audience was approximately 35.4 million. The film was made with the political support of Vasily Margelov, a Red Army general who was commanding officer of the Soviet airborne troops. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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