Friday, October 29, 2021

Tonight's Movie Is "Panfilov's 28 Men. 28 Heroes"

 

From Wikipedia: Panfilov's 28 Men (Russian: 28 панфиловцев, translit. 28 panfilovtsev) is a 2016 WWII film based on a legend about a group of soldiers – Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen – heroically halting and destroying German tanks headed for Moscow.[3] It is set in the Eastern Front of World War II and covers the 8th Guards Rifle Division operations during the 1941 Battle of Moscow.[4][5] 

On DVD, it is also known as Battle for Moscow or Thunder of War in North American distribution. The film is directed by Kim Druzhinin and Andrey Shalopa, produced by Panfilov's Twenty Eight and Gaijin Entertainment. Initially the film used crowdfunding, later it has been financially supported by Russian and Kazakhstan governments and Gaijin Entertainment game development company. The premiere took place in Volokolamsk in 16 November 2016 and in Russia in 24 November 2016.[6]  

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 Another heads-up. The battle scenes are intense.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The battles may have been intense for those who were in them.