Underplayed Gems

On Black Ice (1995)

On Black Ice poster
Original title
На чорных лядах
Directed by
Valeri Ponomarev
Genre
historical film
Country
Belarus
Runtime
1h 07m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man struggles to survive during a harsh winter in World War II era Belarus. His past and present collide as he faces moral decisions.

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What happens

Na Chornykh Lyadakh (Belarusian: На чорных лядах, On Black Slash-and-Burn Fields) is a Belarusian drama film based on two short stories by Vasil Bykau, "On Black Slash-and-Burn Fields" (Belarusian: На чорных лядах) and "Before the End" (Belarusian: Перад канцом). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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