I (1995)

Original title

Я - Русский солдат

Directed by

Andrei Malyukov

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young soldier arrives at the Brest Fortress on the eve of the German invasion in 1941. He fights alongside others to defend the stronghold against overwhelming forces. The story follows his attempts to survive and hold his ground.

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What happens

I, a Russian soldier (Russian: Я — русский солдат, romanized: Ya, Russkiy soldat) is a 1995 Russian war film about a famous episode of the Eastern Front, the Defense of Brest Fortress, it is based on the novel His Name Was Not Listed by Boris Vasilyev. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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