Leaving Afghanistan

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Kirill Pirogov

Dmitrich

Age : 50 | Popularity : 10%

Yan Tsapnik

Abdusalamov

Age : N/A | Popularity : 46%

Vitaly Kishchenko

general Vasilyev

Age : 60 | Popularity : 10%

Fyodor Lavrov

Volodya

Age : 48 | Popularity : 11%

Oleg Vasilkov

Kharlamov

Age : 54 | Popularity : 4%

Anton Momot

Greek

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Mikhail Kremer

Dumbbell

Age : 33 | Popularity : 4%

Kirill Ermichev

Melnik

Age : 33 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Pavel Lungin Alexandr Lungin
Directing	Director	Pavel Lungin
Production	Producer	Pavel Lungin Evgeniy Panfilov
	Casting Director	Irina Lavrentieva
Visual Effects	VFX Supervisor	Sergey Muraviev Pavel Bezborodov
Camera	Director of Photography	Igor Grinyakin
	Additional Director of Photography	Nikita Semenov
Art	Production Design	Sergey Fevralev
Sound	Music	Dmitry Selipanov Kuzma Bodrov
	Sound Director	Pavel Stasenko Konstantin Stetkevich
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Alexey Kamyshov
Department	Role	Name

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