For the Sake of a Few Lines (1985)

Original title

Ради нескольких строчек

Directed by

Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Genre

war, drama

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Soviet soldiers during World War II as they work for a divisional newspaper, reporting from the front lines. It focuses on their efforts to capture the reality of war through writing and photography while facing the dangers of combat.

somberreflectivetensepoignantslow-burnatmosphericwar-timegrounded

What happens

«Ради нескольких строчек» — советский полнометражный цветной художественный фильм, поставленный на киностудии «Ленфильм» в 1985 году режиссёром Александром Рогожкиным по мотивам повести Михаила Алексеева «Дивизионка». Премьера фильма в СССР состоялась в феврале 1986 года. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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