Leaving Afghanistan(Братство)
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Russia · 2019
Rated PG · 1h 52m
Director Pavel Lungin
Starring Kirill Pirogov, Yan Tsapnik, Vitaly Kishchenko, Fyodor Lavrov
Genre Drama, Action, War
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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.