Epic film about WWII, a sequel to Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994). Evil Stalin is terrorizing people of Russia while the Nazis are advancing. Russian officer Kotov, who miraculously survived the death sentence in Stalin's Purge, is now fighting in the front-lines. His daughter, Nadia, who survived a rape attempt by Nazi soldiers, is now a nurse risking her own life to save others. In the war-torn nation even former enemies are fighting together to defend their land. People stand up united for the sake of victory. Written by Steve Shelokhonov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Director
Nikita Mikhalkov
Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Oleg Menshikov
Mitya Arsentyev
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadya Kotova
Sergey Makovetskiy
captain Lunin
Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Ivan
Artur Smolyaninov
Yurka
Andrey Merzlikin
Nikolay
Maksim Sukhanov
Stalin
Evgeny Mironov
Izyumov
Viktoriya Tolstoganova
Marusia
Evgeniy Stychkin
starlight sapper
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A strong representation of African Americans in this film features evil spirits and horror-themed elements.
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