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On the Road to Berlin

2015 · 82 min

A tense, slow-burn war drama that immerses you in the bleak reality of two soldiers' survival and bond.

Directed by
Sergei Popov
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Yura Borisov, Amir Abdykalov, Maksim Demchenko
Overview
Based on a novella by the well-known Soviet writer, Emmanuil Kazakevich "Two in the Steppe" and the war diaries of Konstantin Simonov. It's the summer of 1942, communications officer Ogarkov and private Dzhurabaev are fighting their way through the German encirclement. Finding themselves in difficult situations, they learn to trust one another, becoming true friends in the process.

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Directed by
Sergei Popov
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Yura Borisov, Amir Abdykalov, Maksim Demchenko
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
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Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Sergei Popov
Written by
Evgeniy Nikishov, Karen Shakhnazarov
Starring
Yura Borisov, Amir Abdykalov, Maksim Demchenko, Mariya Karpova, Andrey Deryugin, Artem Lebedev, Aleksandr Novik, Igor Khripunov
Music
Roman Dormidoshin
Cinematography
Shandor Berkeshi
Runtime
82 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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