This film is based on the book about Vasili Ivanovich Chapaev (1887 - 1919) who was in real life the Commander of the 25th Division of the Red Army. Chapaev is an uneducated peasant and a decorated hero in the World War I and later in the Russian Civil War, that followed the Russian revolution.
Is this for you? If you have a thing for old-school war movies that actually focus on the people instead of just explosions, you’ll probably find something to like here. But if you’re looking for a polished, modern epic, you’re gonna be bored out of your mind. This is definitely for the crowd that likes their cinema a ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Sergey Vasilev
Alexander Butler
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"Is this for you? If you have a thing for old-school war movies that actually focus on the people instead of just explosions, you’ll probably find something to like here. But if you’re looking for a polished, modern epic, you’re gonna be bored out of your mind. This is definitely for the crowd that likes their cinema a bit dusty and rough around the edges. Honestly, the whole thing feels like a fever dream of the 1930s. It’s got that specific black-and-white grit that makes everything feel like ..."
Dimitri Furmanov, Anna Furmanova, Sergey Vasilev, Georgi Vasilyev
Soviet Union
