Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel

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Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel
NR 2 hr 38 minDrama, WarBurnt by the Sun Trilogy PosterPart of Burnt by the Sun Trilogy
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The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home during World War II having been betrayed, narrowly escaped execution for treason and nearly reduced to dust in a prison camp. Only to discover that everything has changed and he will have to fight again for his name, for his honor, and for his love.
StarringNikita MikhalkovOleg MenshikovDmitriy Dyuzhev
DirectorNikita Mikhalkov
WritersAleksandr Novototskiy-VlasovNikita MikhalkovGleb Panfilov

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Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Studio Trite, Golden Eagle

Burnt by the Sun Trilogy

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repre