Trial on the Road (1986)

Original title

Проверка на дорогах

Directed by

Aleksei Yuryevich German

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet soldier who once fought for the Germans returns to the partisans. They struggle to trust him as they wage a grim guerrilla war against the Nazis.

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What happens

Trial on the Road (Russian: Проверка на дорогах, romanized: Proverka na dorogakh) is a 1986 Soviet war film, directed by Aleksei German, starring Rolan Bykov, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and Vladimir Zamansky. It is also known as Checkpoint or Check up on the Road. Shot in 1971, Trial on the Road was denied release in the Soviet Union for 15 years after its production due to its controversial depiction of the Soviet partisans. The film is based on a short story by the director's father, Yuri German, titled Operation "Happy New Year!". The screenplay was written by Eduard Volodarsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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