
The Ascent
Voskhozhdeniye 1h 51min
1977 War drama Russia
Original lang: Russian
In the darkest days of World War II, two partisans set out for supplies to sustain their beleaguered outfit, braving the blizzard-swept landscape of Nazi-occupied Belorussia. When they fall into the hands of German forces and come face-to-face with death, each must choose between martyrdom and betrayal, in a spiritual ordeal that lifts the film's earthy drama to the plane of religious allegory.
Directed by | Larisa Shepitko |
Written by | Vasili Bykov, Yuri Klepikov |
Company | International Film CircuitInternational Film CircuitInternational Film Circuit |