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The Brest Fortress (2010) (English subtitles).

The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German fascist invaders on June 22, 1941.
Events of first days of defense are being described with documental accuracy. The film tells about three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov (Аlexander Korshunov), the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin (Pavel Derevyanko) and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov (Аndrey Merzlikin). All heroes are tied by the story of Sashka Akimov (Аlyosha Kopashov). We see film events by his eyes.
Sasha's prototype was a fifteen years old Petya Klypa, one of few defendants of Brest Fortress, who have survived.
The film is not only a war story, relations between protagonists are also an important part of the film.
But the main idea of the film is best formulated in the scripture, found on the wall of one of casemates - 'die but don't surrender'.

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I saw it year ago, film for seeing and forgetting. This one is nothing special. There are much better Russian films.

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You mean like Taras Bulba?

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I was watching this only because there was playing Bogdan Stypka. This film was too political. After words "Cossaks are the revelry of Russian souls" all can see that film is Russian for showing their own shit in history.