The Ascent(Восхождение)
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Soviet Union · 1977
1h 51m
Director Larisa Shepitko
Starring Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul
Genre Drama, War
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Two starving Soviet partisans arrive at a farm in search of food and supplies, but find it already occupied by Germans. The pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
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