🎬 Drama, Action, War

Leaving Afghanistan

"The war is over. Not their mission."

⭐ 6.6/10 2019 1h 52m Dir. Pavel Lungin

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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.

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6.6/10 94 votes

Quick facts

Year
2019
Runtime
1h 52m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
94
Genre
Drama, Action, War
Director
Language
RU
Budget
$4.3M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Action 🎭 War 🎬 Pavel Lungin 👤 Kirill Pirogov 👤 Yan Tsapnik 👤 Vitaly Kishchenko

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Questions about Leaving Afghanistan

Leaving Afghanistan has a runtime of 1h 52m (1 hour and 52 minutes).
Leaving Afghanistan was directed by Pavel Lungin and released in 2019.
Leaving Afghanistan is a Drama, Action, War film (2019).
The cast of Leaving Afghanistan includes Kirill Pirogov, Yan Tsapnik, Vitaly Kishchenko, Fyodor Lavrov, Oleg Vasilkov.
Leaving Afghanistan has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 94 votes.

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