Afganskii izlom . Afghan Breakdown

Duration: 02:20:00 The movie tells the story of the last days of a Soviet regiment stationed in Afghansitan, before the main troop withdrawal in 1985. The movie accurately portrays the grim realities of Russian army that have made it infamous: "dedovshina" (officers and NCOs physically har...

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Other Authors: Bortko, Vladimir
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Russian
Published: Clemi Cinematografica ; Lenfilm Studio ; Raidue ; Russkoe Video 1991
Russia
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:0a9043c7-ea55-4a78-bf69-54998db64021
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description Duration: 02:20:00 The movie tells the story of the last days of a Soviet regiment stationed in Afghansitan, before the main troop withdrawal in 1985. The movie accurately portrays the grim realities of Russian army that have made it infamous: "dedovshina" (officers and NCOs physically harassing, beating and humiliating younger recruits), mixed character of war (you can trade with your enemy one day and kill him the next), life of women at the front lines, documentary footages of helicopter assaults, an endless row of coffins sent home, fatigue, boredom, and anti-war sentiment. It shows that war is a dirty affair, where murder is sometimes condoned, wanton destruction of whole villages for little or no reason is normal, and indiscriminate killing of civilians is overlooked as collateral damage inevitable during war. It was the first movie to talk about the pointless 9-year occupation of Afghanistan and about the trauma of both civilians and the army involved in the conflict.
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publisher Clemi Cinematografica ; Lenfilm Studio ; Raidue ; Russkoe Video
Russia
spellingShingle Afganskii izlom . Afghan Breakdown
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title Afganskii izlom . Afghan Breakdown
topic [Fiction film]
url http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:0a9043c7-ea55-4a78-bf69-54998db64021