The Order: No Shooting (1981)

Original title

Приказ: огонь не открывать

Directed by

Yuri Ivanchuk

Genre

war film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of Soviet soldiers receives orders not to open fire during a tense military operation along the border. The film follows these men as they navigate the moral and emotional weight of their commands.

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What happens

«Приказ: огонь не открывать» — советский художественный фильм Юрия Иванчука и Валерия Исакова 1981 года. Первая часть дилогии, продолженной фильмом «Приказ: перейти границу». В конце фильма прозвучала ставшая популярной в исполнении Валентины Толкуновой (в фильме спетая Жанной Рождественской) песня Марка Минкова на стихи Игоря Шаферана «Если б не было войны». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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