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Leaving Afghanistan

Leaving Afghanistan

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 10, 2019

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama, Action, War

User Score

66%

Original Title

Братство

Production Companies

Germes Film, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Pavel Lungin Studio

Director

Pavel Lungin

Budget

$4,302,540

Revenue

$731,827

Description

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.