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Plot

Director Aleksandr Buravsky revisits the Nazi siege of Leningrad through the eyes of a British journalist being targeted by the KGB in this sweeping historical drama. The year is 1941. As Hitler's forces take hold of Leningrad, UK war correspondent Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino) finds herself trapped in the city, and desperate to reunite with her lover Philip Parker (Gabriel Byrne), a U.S. journalist. As death shadows her every move, Kate befriends local militia woman Nina Tsvetkova and a pair of Russian children. Only with their help can Kate hope to make it out of this nightmare scenario alive.
Genre(s):
Drama,Epic and Historical,War
Run Time:
110min.
DVD Release Date:
10/18/2011
Director(s):
Aleksandr Buravsky
Starring:
Gabriel Byrne , Mira Sorvino , Alexander Abdulov
Themes:
Members of the Press,Political Unrest,Estrangement
Tone:
Sweeping
Keywords:
KGB,Nazi,Russian [nationality],ex-lover,militia,reporter,reunification,reunion,siege,war-correspondent
Language:
English,Russian