Leaving Afghanistan
2019/05/10 (US) | Drama, Action, War
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.
Pavel Lungin
Director
Pavel Lungin
Screenplay
Alexandr Lungin
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Kirill Pirogov
Dmitrich
Yan Tsapnik
Abdusalamov
Vitaly Kishchenko
general Vasilyev
Fyodor Lavrov
Volodya
Oleg Vasilkov
Kharlamov
Anton Momot
Greek
Mikhail Kremer
Dumbbell
Budget
$ 4,302,540
Revenue
$ 731,827
Status
Released
Production Company
- Germes Film
- Cinema Foundation of Russia
- Pavel Lungin Studio
Crews
Irina Lavrentieva
Casting Director
Nikita Semenov
Additional Director of Photography
Pavel Stasenko
Sound Director
Dmitry Selipanov
Music
Pavel Bezborodov
VFX Supervisor
Sergey Muraviev
VFX Supervisor
Kuzma Bodrov
Music
Konstantin Stetkevich
Sound Director