A Siege Diary (2021)
Overview
World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 1.525 |
Directed By
Andrey Zaytsev
Crew
Andrey Zaytsev
Sonya Uritskaya
Alexandra Avdonina
Aleksandr Anshutts
Natalya Krymskaya
Ekaterina Khimicheva
Aleksey Trofimov
Andrey Zaytsev
Andrey Zaytsev
Andrey Zaytsev
Olga Granina
Irina Uralskaya
Sofya Uritskaya
Ivo Heger
Iraida Schults
Ales Adamovich
Daniil Granin
Olga Berggolts
TOP CAST
Olga Ozollapinya
Olga
Sergey Dreyden
Olga's Father
Andrey Shibarshin
Lieutenant Gunther
Darya Rumyantseva
Gretchen
Sonya Uritskaya
ice cream woman
Olga Granina
Olga's mother
Natalia Sanko
Matresha
Polina Simacheva
Lyuba's daughter
Yekaterina Durova
woman with cabinet
Yola Sanko
woman with son on a sled
Vasilina Makovtseva
Lyuba
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