Adaptation of Vladimir Bogomolov’s novel ‘The Moment of Truth’ (1974), based on true events as recorded in official documents of the time.
There are no gunfights or battle scenes in this war film. But a psychological duel and a struggle of characters keeping the viewer in suspense until the last minute…
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The book is available for free in Russian here
August 1944. Operation ‘Bagration’ to liberate Belarus from Hitler’s occupation has just ended, but enemy agents are hiding in the rear of the advancing troops.
A radio station with the call sign ‘KAO’ regularly broadcasts coded messages. Three counterintelligence officers, led by Captain Alyokhin, are ordered to find the enemy reconnaissance group as quickly as possible.
The situation is complicated by the fact that in the area operate many underground groups, which remained in Western Belorussia during the German withdrawal, local gangs, including former Polizei…
Belarusfilm, 2021
Director Mikhail Ptashuk
Screenplay Vladimir Bogomolov
Starring
Evgeny Mironov
Vladislav Galkin
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Alexei Petrenko
Alexander Feklistov
Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Alexander Baluev
Yaroslav Boyko
Andrzej Pieczynski
and others
109 minutes (1:49)
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