Leaving Afghanistan

The war is over. Not their mission.

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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.

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Creators

Pavel Lungin

director

Pavel Lungin

writer

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Alexandr Lungin

writer

Cast

Kirill Pirogov actor

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Yan Tsapnik actor

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Vitaly Kishchenko actor

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Fyodor Lavrov actor Олег Васильков actor Антон Момот actor Михаил Кремер actor

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Kirill Ermichev actor

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Roman Kolotukhin actor

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Vasiliy Butkevich actor Арслан Мурзабеков actor Антон Кузнецов actor

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Dilovar Nigmatov actor

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Evgeny Zelensky actor

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John Bakhanbaev actor Александр Кузнецов actor

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Evgeny Sangadzhiev actor

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Parviz Pulodi actor Али Мухаммад actor

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Radzhabali Khuseynov actor