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Leaving Afghanistan

66 %|May 10, 2019|Drama, Action, War

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.

Featured Crew

Pavel Lungin
Director
Pavel Lungin
Screenplay
Sergey Fevralev
Production Design
Pavel Lungin
Producer
Evgeniy Panfilov
Producer
Igor Grinyakin
Director of Photography
Alexandr Lungin
Screenplay
Kuzma Bodrov
Music

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