Leaving Afghanistan

Leaving Afghanistan (2019)

The war is over. Not their mission.

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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  • Release Date: 2019-05-10
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Director: Pavel Lungin

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  • Trailer

    Cast

    • Kirill Pirogov

      Dmitrich

    • Yan Tsapnik

      Abdusalamov

    • Vitaly Kishchenko

      general Vasilyev

    • Fyodor Lavrov

      Volodya

    • Oleg Vasilkov

      Kharlamov

    • Anton Momot

      Greek

    • Mikhail Kremer

      Dumbbell

    • Kirill Ermichev

      Melnik

    • Roman Kolotukhin

      Youngman

    • Vasiliy Butkevich

      Boot

    • Arslan Murzabekov

      Zmaray

    • Anton Kuznetsov

      Abubakr

    • Dilovar Nigmatov

      Nadim

    • Evgeny Zelensky

      Andryukha

    • John Bakhanbaev

      Turkmen

    • Aleksandr Kuznetsov

      Kiosk

    • Evgeny Sangadzhiev

      Uzbek

    • Parviz Pulodi

      Majed

    • Ali Mukhammad

      Sardar

    • Radzhabali Khuseynov

      old man

    • Vyacheslav Shikhaleev

      Vasilyev