Once Upon a Time in the Desert (2022)
- Original title
- Однажды в пустыне
- Directed by
- Andrei Kravchuk
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Syria, Russia
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Russian sappers work to disarm explosives during the military operation in Syria. The film follows their dangerous daily tasks in the desert.
sombertensegrittysuspensefulausteremeditativebleak
What happens
Palmyra (Russian: Пальмира, romanized: Palmira, lit. 'Palmyra'), or (Russian: Однажды в Пустыне, lit. 'Once in the Desert') is a 2022 Russian war film directed by Andrei Kravchuk, tells about the sappers who work the Russian military operation in Syria. It was theatrically released on February 17, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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