Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

A bittersweet wartime portrait that balances barracks humour and music with the quiet dread of young pilots replacing the fallen.

Directed by

Leonid Bykov

Genres

War, Drama, Comedy

Starring

Leonid Bykov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Sergei Ivanov

Overview

Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Friendship, war, death, love

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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