Cinematography:
Vladimir BashtaComposer:
Yury KrasavinCast:
Alexei Kopashov, Pavel Derevyanko, Andrey Merzlikin, Aleksandr Korshunov, Anatoliy Kot, Aleksey Dmitriev, Yana Esipovich, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Anna Tsukanova (more)Plots(1)
A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Russian troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German fascist invaders on June 22 1941. Story describes the events of the first days of defense. The film tells about three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later the veteran Alexander Akimov again and again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 years old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Viktor Strelchenko
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Tsar (2009)
20 cigarettes (2007)
Elena Dubrovskaya
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Yuriy Anpilogov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Cinderella (2012)
Shadow Boxing (2005)
Aleksandr Korolyov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
![Andrey Senkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/824/161824895_5f41e7.jpg)
Andrey Senkin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
![Denis Parshin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/824/161824915_ecd408.jpg)
Denis Parshin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Secret Weapon (2019)
![Evgeniy Kharitonov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/993/161993143_40a701.jpg)
Evgeniy Kharitonov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Žila-byla odna baba (2011)
The Golden Empire (2012)
![Sergey Vlasov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/359/162359680_f3f37f.jpg)
Sergey Vlasov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Žila-byla odna baba (2011)
Zoya (2020)
Roman Gapanyuk
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
![Yuliya Polubinskaya](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/999/161999029_6589cd.jpg)
Yuliya Polubinskaya
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Vysotsky: Thank God I'm Alive (2011)
Ochota na piranju (2006)
![Gennadiy Garbuk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/131/162131954_cf662e.jpg)
Gennadiy Garbuk
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
The Priest (2009)
Игорь Иванов
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
![Maksim Litovchenko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/882/162882027_626b7d.jpg)
Maksim Litovchenko
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Mummy (1999)
Fortress of War (2010)
Euphoria (2006)
Anton Starovoytov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
The Priest (2009)
V ijuně 41-go (2008)
Madlen Dzhabrailova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Euphoria (2006)
Plus One (2008)
![Aleksey Medvedev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/451/162451079_5e15d4.jpg)
Aleksey Medvedev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Fortress of War (2010)
Maksim Krechetov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Dneiperline: Love and War (2009)
Sniper - Weapon of Retribution (2009) (TV movie)
Sergey Novitskiy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
1812. Ballad of the Uhlans (2012)
Secret Weapon (2019)
Evgeniy Ivkovich
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
Dneiperline: Love and War (2009)
Igor Denisov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (2005) (series)
Fortress of War (2010)
The Priest (2009)