Leaving Afghanistan (2019)
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.
Director:
Pavel Lungin
Writers:
Pavel Lungin, Alexandr Lungin.
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Kirill Pirogov as Dmitrich |
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Yan Tsapnik as Abdusalamov |
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Vitaly Kishchenko as general Vasilyev |
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Fyodor Lavrov as Volodya |
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Oleg Vasilkov as Kharlamov |
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Anton Momot as Greek |
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Mikhail Kremer as Dumbbell |
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Kirill Ermichev as Melnik |
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Roman Kolotukhin as Youngman |
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Vasiliy Butkevich as Boot |
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Arslan Murzabekov as Zmaray |
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Anton Kuznetsov as Abubakr |
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Dilovar Nigmatov as Nadim |
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Evgeny Zelensky as Andryukha |
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John Bakhanbaev as Turkmen |
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Kiosk |
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Evgeny Sangadzhiev as Uzbek |
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Parviz Pulodi as Majed |
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Ali Mukhammad as Sardar |
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Radzhabali Khuseynov as old man |
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Vyacheslav Shikhaleev as Vasilyev |
| Production | Irina Lavrentieva | Casting Director |
| Camera | Nikita Semenov | Additional Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pavel Stasenko | Sound Director |
| Sound | Dmitry Selipanov | Music |
| Visual Effects | Pavel Bezborodov | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Sergey Muraviev | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Kuzma Bodrov | Music |
| Sound | Konstantin Stetkevich | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aleksey Kamyshov | Costume Design |
| Directing | Pavel Lungin | Director |
| Art | Sergey Fevralev | Production Design |
| Production | Pavel Lungin | Producer |
| Writing | Pavel Lungin | Screenplay |
| Production | Evgeniy Panfilov | Producer |
| Camera | Igor Grinyakin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alexandr Lungin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Sherzod Juraev | Stunts |
