In 2013, Dima Ilukhin, the cousin of the film’s director and a soldier in the Russian army, died on duty in the Republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus. He was 21 years old. This incident marks the starting point for Abaturov’s reflection on the military. He films the training of new recruits in Siberia, as they bid farewell to their mothers and girlfriends, learn the mechanics of a Kalashnikov, or how to throw a hand grenade and administer first aid. While his parents try to cope with their loss, Dima’s former fellow recruits have to return to battle.
Pink Elephants
Documentary
6.2
True Grit
Drama, Adventure, Western
7.3
A Clockwork Orange
Science Fiction, Crime
8.2
Open Season 3
Adventure, Animation, Family, Comedy
5.6
The Wolf of Wall Street
Crime, Drama, Comedy
8.0
Trainspotting
Drama, Crime
8.0
Edward Scissorhands
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
7.7
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
7.7
The Godfather Part III
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.4
Juno
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.1
The Judge
Drama
7.3
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime
8.5
Gravity
Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
7.2
Scarface
Action, Crime, Drama
8.2
Se7en
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
8.4
Magnolia
Drama
7.7
Dead Man
Drama, Fantasy, Western
7.3
Ted 2
Comedy, Fantasy
6.3
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Whiplash
Drama, Music
8.4
UFO Diaries
Mystery, Documentary
8.0
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster
Documentary, History, War
8.1
And When They Shall Ask
Documentary
0.0
Baker Street Live
Comedy, Documentary
2.0
Leninland
Documentary
1.0
Putin: The New Empire
Documentary
8.3
Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution
Documentary, History, TV Movie
8.0
The Air Force Story
Documentary, History, War
0.0
Soldier
Documentary
6.2
Space Dogs
Documentary
7.1
Forts of Verdun: A Military Chess Game
Documentary
0.0
Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship
Documentary
6.8
Sleeping Souls
Documentary
0.0
617: The Last Days of a Vulcan Squadron
Documentary
0.0
Early Jets Of The RAF
Documentary
0.0
Islas en el Aire
Science Fiction, Documentary
0.0
Barbarossa: Hitler Turns East
Documentary, History
0.0
Gravity is just a habit
Documentary, Music
5.0
The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas
Documentary, History
3.2
Placebo: Alt.Russia
Documentary
0.0