The Ascension (1977)
by Larissa Shepitko
Potemkin Films - April 19, 2022
Original Title : Voskhozhdenie - Восхождение
Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono: Russian
Subtitles : French
Duration : 109' ( )
Format : Blu-ray
Area : B
Genre : Drama, War
Synopsis
Winter 1942, the German army continued its advance on the Russian front. A Soviet battalion is forced to withdraw and its soldiers scatter in disorder. Two of them begin a long journey in the forest.
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