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The Ascent
Восхождение
In the depths of a wartime winter, two Soviet partisans set out across the frozen countryside to find food for their besieged group and fall into the hands of the occupying Germans. Under interrogation, the two men meet fear and captivity in profoundly different ways. Larisa Shepitko's stark, spiritual war drama is a landmark of Soviet cinema.
Why it’s here
A Mosfilm production centered on Belarusian partisans under German occupation.
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genre
- Drama · War
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- easy entry
- Best for
- first visit
Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat Non-exhaustive