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The Ascent (1977)
Director: Larisa Shepitko
Cast: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergey Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova
8.2
100%Runtime111 min
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Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
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The Ascent (1977) directed by Larisa Shepitko is a critically acclaimed Soviet drama film set during World War II. It has received universal praise, with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an impressive 8.2/10 score on IMDb, indicating strong audience reception as well.
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Larisa Shepitko's searing war drama follows a pair of Soviet soldiers in WWII, capturing the harsh realities of conflict through a visually striking, meditative lens that may appeal to fans of Roberto Rossellini's neorealist approach.
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The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm. Shepitko and Yuri Klepikov's screenplay was adapted from the 1970 novel Sotnikov by Vasil Bykaŭ. The film was shot in black-and-white in January 1974 near Murom, Russia, in appalling winter conditions.
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