The film, based on the script of the St. Petersburg writer Anatoly Agrafenin, is dedicated to the newspaper journalists of the besieged Leningrad. Overcoming incredible difficulties and trials, journalists and printers managed to ensure the production of newspapers in the besieged city, which were published daily, as before the war. Newspapers brought people information about the situation on the fronts, about how the fighting Leningrad lives, instilled confidence in the imminent victory over the enemy. It is no coincidence that the newspaper word in those days was equated with bread.
Reviews
I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.