Leaving Afghanistan

The war is over. Not their mission.

1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.

$4,302,540

Budget

$731827

Revenue

10-05-2019

Release Date

RU

Country

6.6

Rating

88

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Age Rating

112 min

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Status

Russian

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Director
Pavel Lungin

Pavel Lungin

Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (Russian: Па́вел Семёнович Лунги́н; born 12 July 1949; Moscow) is a Russian film director. Lungin was awarded the distinction People's Artist of Russia in 2008.
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