First Oscar (2022)

Original title

Первый Оскар

Directed by

Sergey Mokritsky

Genre

drama film, war film, historical drama

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

16+

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Russian historical war film about the making of the Soviet documentary 'Moscow Strikes Back' during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. It follows the filmmakers who risked their lives to capture footage that would go on to win the first Soviet Oscar.

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What happens

First Oscar (Russian: Первый Оскар) is a 2022 Russian historical war film directed by Sergey Mokritskiy. The film produced by New People Film Company also stars Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Anton Momot and Darya Zhovner. The film is dedicated to the history of the creation of the Soviet documentary film Moscow Strikes Back directed by Ilya Kopalin and Leonid Varlamov, filmed in record time, was awarded the first ever Oscar for best feature-length documentary in 1943. This is the first Soviet "Oscar" received by Russian cinematographers for capturing the course of hostilities and find themselves in the center of the Battle of Moscow in 1941. First Oscar was theatrically released in Russia on April 21, 2022, by Central Partnership. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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