We Looked in the Death's Face (1981)

Original title

Мы смерти смотрели в лицо

Directed by

Naum Birman

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of young Soviet volunteers train as ballet dancers while preparing to join the front lines. The film shows their personal struggles and sacrifices as they face the harsh realities of war.

somberreflectivehumanizingquietly intensecharacter-focusedmelancholicbleakintrospective

What happens

We Looked in the Death's Face (Russian: Мы смерти смотрели в лицо) is a 1980 Soviet drama film directed by Naum Birman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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