1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev’s son – a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division’s long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General’s son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.
Genre: Action, Drama, War Actors: Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Ali Mukhammad, Anton Kuznetsov, Anton Momot, Arslan Murzabekov, Dilovar Nigmatov, Evgeny Sangadzhiev, Evgeny Zelensky, Fyodor Lavrov, John Bakhanbaev, Kirill Ermichev, Kirill Pirogov, Mikhail Kremer, Oleg Vasilkov, Parviz Pulodi, Radzhabali Khuseynov, Roman Kolotukhin, Vasiliy Butkevich, Vitaly Kishchenko, Vyacheslav Shikhaleev, Yan Tsapnik Directors: Pavel Lungin Production: Cinema Fund, Germes Film, Pavel Lungin Studios
