Leaving Afghanistan

Leaving Afghanistan (2019)

Released: 2019-05-10 Duration: 1hr 52min
Genres: Drama Action War
Rating 6.6
The war is over. Not their mission.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Germes Film
Cinema Foundation of Russia
Cinema Foundation of Russia
Pavel Lungin Studio

Additional Info

Budget $4,302,540.00
Revenue $731,827.00
Original Language ru
Popularity 6.496

Directed By

Pavel Lungin

Crew

Sound Director
Konstantin Stetkevich
Costume Design
Alexey Kamyshov
Sound Director
Pavel Stasenko
Casting Director
Irina Lavrentieva
VFX Supervisor
Sergey Muraviev
VFX Supervisor
Pavel Bezborodov
Additional Director of Photography
Nikita Semenov
Director
Pavel Lungin
Producer
Pavel Lungin
Production Design
Sergey Fevralev
Screenplay
Pavel Lungin
Director of Photography
Igor Grinyakin
Screenplay
Alexandr Lungin

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