Frightening portrayal of life in the army.
John from Donegal, 24 Apr 2009
A group of Russians go through training for a tour of duty in Afganistan.
Excellent, but very distressing film based on a true story. The lives of these men are so much harder then their USA counterparts. The acting was good, and the ending, though sad, really made me think.
Not for the faint hearted.
Russias vietnam
Stuart from Dublin, 01 Aug 2009
Like Full Metal Jacket the movie in Russian,but not a copy. Tells the story of of a squad 9th company Russian recruits for the war in Afghanistan in the 80s. The film starts just as the company is recruited right up until the full fledged war they find themselves thrown into, in the Desert.
Poor
Brian from Dublin, 14 Mar 2009
Rubbish war film .Makes Rambo 3 look like the definitive film on the Soviet Afghan war. Not at all like "Platoon" although it does try to copy scenes from that movie.
The only good thing about this film is that one of the actors looks like James Coburn !!
War
alan from Dublin, 04 Aug 2010
Excellent