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Call Fire for Ourselves

1965 · 1 season

A somber, slow-moving wartime drama that weighs every small act of resistance against its human cost.

Created by
Sergey Kolosov
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Lyudmila Kasatkina, Yelena Korolyova, Izolda Izvitskaya
Overview
In the Soviet airbase, occupied by the Nazis, a resistance group occurs, led by a modest girl Anna Morozova. For each victory (important, albeit small on a scale of the war) they have to pay a heavy price.

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Created by
Sergey Kolosov
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Lyudmila Kasatkina, Yelena Korolyova, Izolda Izvitskaya
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • rebellion
    • betrayal
    • death
    Places
    • military
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, war & politics
    Created by
    Sergey Kolosov
    Written by
    Sergey Kolosov
    Starring
    Lyudmila Kasatkina, Yelena Korolyova, Izolda Izvitskaya, Aleksandr Lazarev, Stanislav Chekan, Aleksei Inzhevatov, Oleg Efremov, Питер Пацл
    Music
    Alfred Schnittke
    Cinematography
    Vladimir Yakovlev
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 240 min each
    Network
    Central Television USSR
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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