It is 1942 and the western edge of the USSR is under German occupation. In the region, local partisans are waging a brutal battle against their foreign enemies. Sushenya, an innocent rail worker, is arrested with a band of saboteurs when a train is derailed not far from his village. The German officer decides to set him free rather than hang him with the others, but rumors of Sushenya's treason spread quickly and partisans Burov and Voitik seek revenge.
Publisher:[Culver City, Calif.] : Strand Releasing, 2013.
General Note: Based on the novel by Vasil Bykov.DVD release of the 2012 motion picture.Special feature: original theatrical trailer.In Russian, with subtitles in English. Credits in German.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director/writer, Sergei Loznitsa ; producer, Heino Deckert ; director of photography, Oleg Mutu ; editor, Danielius Kokanauskis.
Participant or Performer Note: Vladimir Svirski, Vlad Abashin, Sergei Kolesov, Julia Peresild, Nikita Peremotovs.