Air

2024 2h 31m RU

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 15

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Synopsis

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Young female fighter pilots arrive to the frontline. They have different stories and different fates. They are getting older, falling in love and lose their closest ones as well as take their place in the world of men. The air has become their home. However, at war no one knows whose fate is to live and who is doomed to die.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anastasia Talyzina
Zhenya
Sergey Bezrukov
Astafiev
Aglaya Tarasova
Katya
Kristina Lapshina
Masha
Elena Lyadova
Rita
Anton Shagin
Volodya
Igor Korovin
Stepanov
Igor Mityushkin
Pashechka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksei German Jr.
Writers: Elena Kiseleva, Aleksei German Jr.
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksei German Jr., shot by Yuliya Galochkina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mukharam Kabulova 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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Anastasia Talyzina and Sergey Bezrukov and Aglaya Tarasova carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26505281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aleksei German Jr. directs. Yuliya Galochkina behind the camera. Andrey Surotdinov scores. Mukharam Kabulova cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Directed by Aleksei German Jr., shot by Yuliya Galochkina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrey Surotdinov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mukharam Kabulova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anastasia Talyzina and Sergey Bezrukov and Aglaya Tarasova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt26505281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yuliya Galochkina
Original score: Andrey Surotdinov
Editing: Mukharam Kabulova
Production design: Elena Okopnaya
Makeup / hair: Natalya Ratkevich
Stunt coordinator: Anton Smekalkin
Runtime: 151 min · 2h 31m
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Original language: RU
IMDB: Air (2024)

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MovieGuys2025-12-25
★ 8/10
"Air" like other remarkable Russian war films, is brutally frank. It tells you that war is not pretty, it is not forgiving and above all, for many combatants, there are no happy endings. Indeed, even those who do survive, face the trauma of rememberance of those who are lost,leaving emotional pain, that can last generations. This is the story of a young female Russian pilot. Antithetically she must embrace her humanity, connecting with those around her, whilst, in turn, denying it, by cooly taking the lives, of enemy pilots. Everything about this film speaks of excellence. Its a capably crafted, with strong performances from the cast. Its also, at times, a traumatic, deeply sad, even draining watch, as any honest war film, should be. In summary, "Air" strips away any pretense and romance, surrounding aerial warfare. It is, in short, a frank essay, on the real, unforgiving, face of war. A must watch.

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