Zvezda

2002
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

2.7K

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Action Adventure Drama

During World War II the Red Army sends a special unit named "Zvezda" ("The Star") on a mission to conduct Guerilla warfare against the Germans in the Soviet Union.During World War II the Red Army sends a special unit named "Zvezda" ("The Star") on a mission to conduct Guerilla warfare against the Germans in the Soviet Union.During World War II the Red Army sends a special unit named "Zvezda" ("The Star") on a mission to conduct Guerilla warfare against the Germans in the Soviet Union.

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7.0/10

2.7K

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Awards
- 8 wins & 9 nominations

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Amadu Mamadakov, Artyom Semakin, and Igor Petrenko in Zvezda (2002)

Aleksey Panin and Ekaterina Vulichenko in Zvezda (2002)

Aleksey Panin and Igor Petrenko in Zvezda (2002)

Yuriy Laguta, Artyom Semakin, and Igor Petrenko in Zvezda (2002)

Ekaterina Vulichenko and Igor Petrenko in Zvezda (2002)

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Trivia
The story was previously made in 1949 by Aleksandr Ivanov, but that version was banned and not released until after the death of Stalin.

Quotes
Narrator: But every spring, every May,the souls of the fallen on the fields of Poland, Germany, and everywhere go back to their homes to see their blooming motherland they gave their lives for.

Connections
Version of Zvezda (1953)

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7/10

True heroes.

This movie is about soldiers who didn't try to be heroes. In contrast to Private Ryan they didn't question their orders. They believed in their mission, and they had to complete it whatever the cost is. Heroes it's what we call them after watching this movie.

Visually, Zvezda is very decently made, though far from high budget movies like Saving Private Ryan or Enemy At The Gates. But on the other hand it wasn't the movie's goal. The director didn't try to lure us with stunning explosions, or great angle shots of a battle. He just tried to touch our feelings, which he did outstandingly.

There are some minor drawbacks in the plot(like of Vorobej remembering the way back) but except of these the movie is very tense, and the last minutes bring really heart-breaking, tear-dropping moments, that can't leave anyone indifferent. I wanted to scream but I couldn't let the words out, tears ready to go.

This movie is in memory of those, to whom we owe our lives, leaving our flowers over the grave-stone of the unknown soldier.

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