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1942: Unknown Battle

2019 · 113 min

A grim, unglamorous war drama that grinds through mud and attrition, asking patience and offering little relief.

Overview
WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis.

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How it feels

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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
    • violence
    • death
    • loyalty
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    war, drama, history
    Directed by
    Igor Kopylov
    Starring
    Sergey Zharkov, Ivan Batarev, Oleg Gayanov, Arseny Semenov, Aleksandr Gorbatov, Aleksandr Bukharov, Grigory Nekrasov, Igor Grabuzov
    Music
    Maksim Koshevarov, Alexandr Maev
    Cinematography
    Evgeny Kordunsky, Edgar Zhamgaryan
    Runtime
    113 min
    Country
    Russia
    Languages
    Russian

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