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.

• DirectorPavel Lungin
• Release10 May 2019
• Genre
  Drama / Action
• Duration1h 52m
• Budget$4,302,540
• Revenue$731,827
• Rate
  

  6.6
  89 reviews
• Productions

  Germes Film, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Pavel Lungin Studio