Underplayed Gems

The Star (2002)

The Star poster
Original title
Звезда
Directed by
Nikolai Lebedev
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, war film, historical film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
16+
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of Soviet scouts go behind enemy lines during World War II. They must gather intelligence while trying to survive in hostile territory.

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What happens

The Star (Russian: Звезда, translit. Zvezda) is a 2002 Russian film directed by Nikolai Lebedev, a large modern project of Mosfilm. It is based on a short story of the same name by Emmanuil Kazakevich, about a group of Soviet scouts working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II. The story had previously been made into a 1953 film of the same name. Aleksei Kravchenko won a government award for his role in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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