Leningrad (2009)

When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the ... See full summary »

Director:

Aleksandr Buravskiy

Writer:

Aleksandr Buravskiy

Stars:

Mira Sorvino, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Olga Sutulova

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mira Sorvino	...	Kate Davis
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Von Leeb (as Armin Mueller Stahl)
Olga Sutulova	...	Nina Tsvetkov, militiawoman
Gabriel Byrne	...	Phillip Parker
Mikhail Efremov	...	Omelchenko
Aleksandr Abdulov	...	Chigasov
Vladimir Ilin	...	Malinin
Evgeniy Sidikhin	...	Korneev
Alyona Stebunova	...	Sonya Krasko
Sergey Koltakov	...	Zhdanov
David Verrey	...	Finley
Victor Smirnov	...	Tolkunov
Vadim Loginov	...	Young Yura Krasko
Marat Basharov	...	Yura Krasko
Janna Nesterenko	...	Young Sima Krasko

Storyline

When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad.

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Plot Keywords:

city name as title | place name in title | leningrad blockade | one word title | world war two | 

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Taglines:

Some fight. Others fall. All are heroes.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Russia UK

Language:

English Russian German

Release Date:

18 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attack on Leningrad

Filming Locations:

Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel One Russia, Leningrad Prodakshn, Kinokompaniya Non-Stop Prodakshn

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 200 min (4 parts) (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Leningrad suffered some of the worst

One of the stories of WWII that has always deserved a lot more attention than it has usually gotten is the Siege of Leningrad. The Nazis blockaded the city, cutting it off from the outside world for over two years. Over a million Leningraders perished, mainly due to starvation. Aleksandr Buravsky's "Attack on Leningrad" is set amid this atrocity. It focuses on an English journalist (Mira Sorvino) caught in the city when the Nazis blockade it, although the main focus is her relationships with people in an apartment building as they all struggle to survive.

A previous review criticized the movie for concentrating more on the journalist than on the horror that the city experienced. Maybe that's true, but I still thought that it was a good movie. Obviously it can't accurately depict the tragedy that Leningrad suffered, but it does still look at this important part of history. At least that's my interpretation.