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The Ascent [LAST SCREENING]

Director(s)
Larisa Shepitko
Country
USSR
Year
1977
Duration
109 minutes
Language
Russian
German with English subtitles
Format
DCP

Shepitko’s emotionally overwhelming final film won the Golden Bear at the 1977 Berlin Film Festival and has been hailed around the world as the finest Soviet film of its decade. Set during World War II’s darkest days, The Ascent follows the path of two peasant soldiers, cut off from their troop, who trudge through the snowy backwoods of Belarus seeking refuge among villagers. Their harrowing trek leads them on a journey of betrayal, heroism, and ultimate transcendence.

*Golden Bear – Berlin Film Festival 1977

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Director(s)
Larisa Shepitko
Country
USSR
Year
1977
Duration
109 minutes
Language
Russian
German with English subtitles
Format
DCP