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A Siege Diary

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World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-09-08

Runtime: 118 mins

Director: Andrey Zaytsev

Spoken language: Pусский

Genres: Drama, War

Original title: A Siege Diary

Production Companies: September Film Studio, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, KION, Russian Military Historical Society

Production Countries: Russia

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