A Siege Diary

2021 1h 58m RU

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Synopsis

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World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Olga Ozollapinya
Olga
Sergey Dreyden
Olga's Father
Vasilina Makovtseva
Lyuba
Александра Гранина
Polina Filonenko
Andrey Shibarshin
Lieutenant Gunther
Darya Rumyantseva
Gretchen
Sonya Uritskaya
ice cream woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrey Zaytsev
Writers: Andrey Zaytsev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrey Zaytsev, shot by Irina Uralskaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrey Zaytsev shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Olga Ozollapinya and Sergey Dreyden and Vasilina Makovtseva carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13723712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrey Zaytsev directs. Irina Uralskaya behind the camera. Andrey Zaytsev cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Andrey Zaytsev, shot by Irina Uralskaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Andrey Zaytsev shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Olga Ozollapinya and Sergey Dreyden and Vasilina Makovtseva carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt13723712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.