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Leningrad

2009 · 120 min

A grim, earnest wartime survival story that immerses you in cold, hungry desperation and fragile human connection.

Directed by
Aleksandr Buravskiy
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Tagline
Some fight. Others fall. All are heroes.
Overview
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad.

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Directed by
Aleksandr Buravskiy
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino, Armin Mueller-Stahl
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
Russia, United Kingdom
Languages
German, English, Russian

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