Underplayed Gems

Burnt by the Sun 2:Escape (2010)

Burnt by the Sun 2:Escape poster
Original title
Утомлённые солнцем 2: Предстояние
Directed by
Nikita Mikhalkov
Genre
drama film, war film, historical drama
Country
Russia, France
Runtime
3h 01m
Rated
15
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows characters from the earlier movie as they experience World War II on the Eastern Front. It shows their struggles and the harsh realities of war.

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What happens

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (Russian: Утомлённые солнцем 2: Предстояние, translit. Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Predstoyanie, also known as Burnt by the Sun 2: Prestanding or just Burnt by the Sun 2) is a 2010 Russian drama film directed, written, produced by and starring Nikita Mikhalkov, released on 22 April 2010. It is the sequel to Mikhalkov's 1994 film Burnt by the Sun, set in the Eastern Front of World War II. Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus had the largest production budget ever seen in Russian cinema ($40 mln), but it turned out to be Russia's biggest box office flop, and received negative reviews from critics both in Russia and abroad. The sequel, Burnt by the Sun 3: The Citadel, released on May 5, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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