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Release Year1981
Runtime2h 18m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes6
DirectorYevgeny Matveyev
WritersPyotr Popogrebskiy, Boris Dobrodeev
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsParticularly Important Task
About Particularly Important Task
Strategical factory should be evacuated. The movie shows how destinies of those working on the factory and their families are being broken. And yet - they have no choice, but to live.
Directed by Yevgeny Matveyev, Particularly Important Task leans on a strong ensemble — Lyudmila Gurchenko, Valeriya Zaklunnaya, Nikolay Kryuchkov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1981.
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