Sky (2021)

Original title

Небо

Directed by

Igor Kopylov

Genre

biography, drama film, action film, war film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

15

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows three Russian military pilots whose paths cross at an air base in Syria. One of them is shot down near the Turkish border in 2015.

patriotictensesomberdramaticaction-packedseriousmilitary-focused

What happens

Sky (Russian: Небо, romanized: Nebo) is a 2021 Russian aviation action war film written and directed by Igor Kopylov, about the Russian military pilots in Syria, and the 2015 shootdown of an Su-24 over Turkey-Syrian airspace. The film was shot with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and is included in the list of films that must be watched in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The three main characters are: Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Soshnikov (Igor Petrenko), Captain Konstantin Muravyov (Ivan Batarev), and Major Vadim Zakharov (Sergey Gubanov). Three different characters, three different fates, which are destined to converge at the Khmeimim Air Base. Sky was theatrically released in Russia on November 18, 2021 by Central Partnership. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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