A 9-year-old orphan (Abdul Khalim Mamatsuiev) and a Russian soldier (Maxim Emelianov) encounter the horrors of war.
young boy, woman, sister, russian soldier, parent, intense, disturbing, emotional, raw, brutal, melodramatic, war zone, murder, death of parents, helping others, desperation, quest, adventure, discovery, revenge, fall, 1990s
Yes, it may not live up to Fred Zinneman's 1948 film on which it's loosely based, but it's strong and powerful all the same: a film where it's clear the director is in complete control.
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