The Last Frontier

"They fought for Moscow"

2020 2h 10m RU

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 95

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Synopsis

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The story of the Podolsk cadets’ heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets were sent to the Ilyinsky line, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men laid down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to obstruct the far superior German forces advancing towards Moscow. Around 3,500 cadets and their commanding officers were sent to hold up the last line of defense outside Moscow. Most of them remained there for eternity.

“They fought for Moscow”

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Cast

Aleksey Bardukov
Afanasiy Aleshkin
Evgeniy Dyatlov
Ivan Strelbitskiy
Sergey Bezrukov
Ivan Starchak
Lyubov Konstantinova
Masha Grigoryeva
Artem Gubin
Sashka Lavrov
Igor Yudin
Mitya Shemyakin
Guram Bablishvili
Museridze
Dmitry Solomykin
Shapovalov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vadim Shmelyov
Writers: Igor Ugolnikov, Vadim Shmelyov
Languages: Italian, Russian
Countries: Russia

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Russian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vadim Shmelyov, shot by Andrey Gurkin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aleksey Bardukov and Evgeniy Dyatlov and Sergey Bezrukov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They fought for Moscow".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12216986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vadim Shmelyov directs. Andrey Gurkin behind the camera. Yuriy Poteenko scores. Ekaterina Govseeva cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Italian, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Russian.
3Directed by Vadim Shmelyov, shot by Andrey Gurkin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ekaterina Govseeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aleksey Bardukov and Evgeniy Dyatlov and Sergey Bezrukov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They fought for Moscow".
8IMDB entry: tt12216986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrey Gurkin
Original score: Yuriy Poteenko
Editing: Ekaterina Govseeva
Production design: Konstantin Pakhotin
Costume design: Sergey Struchev
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: The Last Frontier (2020)

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What people are saying

zmey782020-12-10
★ 10/10
I watched this movie at the cinema. It seems to me that this film is very different from all the war films that were shot in Russia before. Almost exact adherence to the historical part. There are no idiotic cliches in the film (for example, "bloody NKVD-GULAG") It is very well shown how the soldiers do their soldier's work. Equipment and ammunition - just super! I've read that a lot of things are real and work. You worry about the fate of the heroes The line of love in the film is modest, like people at the time, not the main one, although noticeable. I recommend watching.

Production companies

Who made it

VO
VoenFilm
RU
Cinema Foundation of Russia
RU

Key crew

Editorial ServicesPetr Shchepilov
ProducerIgor Ugolnikov
Production DesignKonstantin Pakhotin
ProducerIgor Furmanyuk
Creative ProducerEvgeny Ayzikovich
Executive ProducerBagrat Chelabyan
IdeaVadim Zadorozhny
Costume DesignSergey Struchev
Executive ProducerPavel Smirnov
Executive ProducerLeonid Melamud
IdeaViacheslav Fetisov
ProducerVadim Zadorozhny
EditorEkaterina Govseeva
VFX ArtistDmitriy Skazka
Sound EditorEkaterina Skoropad
VFX ArtistIlya Negreskul
Visual Effects CoordinatorAnna Mitrevich
3D SupervisorRoman Maistrenko
2D SupervisorDenis Pikalev
VFX ArtistAleksey Bocharov
Visual Effects ProducerNikolay Goryaev
VFX ArtistVasiliy Novchenkov
Visual Effects CoordinatorKonstantin Meerov
3D Sequence SupervisorRoman Maistrenko

Release history · US

When it landed

Digital2021-05-11
Physical2021-05-11· Blu-ray/DVD

Also known as

International titles

Ilinskiy rubezhRU
Podolskie kursantyRU
Ильинский рубежRU
The Final StandGB
The Final StandUS
Ilyinskye FrontierRU
The Last FrontierDE
Podolskiye kursantyDE
The Last Frontier - Die Schlacht um MoskauDE
Poslední hraniceCZ
The Last FrontierIT
La Última Línea de DefensaMX
La Última Línea de DefensaES
A Última Linha de DefesaBR
最后的前线CN

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