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Fortress of War (festival title: The Brest Fortress; Russian: Брестская крепость, romanized: Brestskaya krepost) is a 2010 Russian-Belarusian war film recounting the June 1941 defense of Brest Fortress against invading Wehrmacht forces in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union ...
Though the essence of the story is certainly a portrayal of the valor of Soviet soldiers that lost their lives defending the first citadel and symbol of Russian resistance, the film manages to avoid as much as possible worn-out heroic clichés and propagandistic pathos that were often compulsory elements even in the best examples of Soviet war mo...
Brilliant piece of cinema and among the best War films of the last ten years, Fortress of War is shot with style, and the quality of the story embodies what a great War film should be. With a very well constructed script, this manages to be a harrowing, compelling film in the genre.
- (1.7K)
- TRO, Central Partnership, Belarusfilm
- Aleksandr Kott
Fortress of War: Directed by Aleksandr Kott. With Aleksey Kopashov, Pavel Derevyanko, Aleksandr Korshunov, Maksim Kostromykin. A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Soviet troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days.
- (11K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Aleksandr Kott
- 2010-11-04
Nov 11, 2010 · Overview. The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim ...
Fortress of War featuring Andrey Merzlikin and Pavel Derevyanko is streaming with subscription on Prime Video, free on Tubi, free on Freevee (Via Prime Video), and 3 others. It's an action & adventure and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.4 (10,603 votes). Want to See.
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Jul 8, 2024 · This Russian-Belarusian war film is an impressively detailed account of the siege of Brest Fortress in June 1941, one of the first conflicts in Operation Barbarossa (Hitler's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union).
