The Great Patriotic War brought an unprecedented number of names to the pantheon of heroes – marshals and partisans, privates, children, and women. This war has become truly a people's war. Alexander Matrosov and Arkady Kamanin, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya and Marat Kazei, Zina Portnova and Valya Kotik – their feat has forever remained in the memory of the people.
Reviews
How sad is this?
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.