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First Oscar

First Oscar

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 21, 2022

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, Action, History

User Score

78%

Original Title

Первый Оскар

Production Companies

New People Film Company, Russia-1, Cinema Foundation of Russia

Director

Sergey Mokritsky

Description

The film follows two student cinematographers who, as the war approaches Moscow, refuse to be evacuated and instead volunteer to be front-line cameramen capturing the horrors of war and heroism of the soviet soldiers. At the same time, we witness another storyline taking place in the US. After the premiere screening of the already completed documentary “Moscow Strikes Back”, one of the members of the Academy Awards selection committee is trying to persuade his fellow colleagues to establish a new category of Best Documentary in the upcoming Oscars event.