A 1943 Soviet war propaganda film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's second World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkiv. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.
Direction
Solntseva's rare female directorial voice in 1943 Soviet cinema.
Production
Captured German footage weaponized into anti-Nazi poetry.
Director
Yuliya Solntseva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The German footage was captured when Soviet troops overran a Wehrmacht film unit — literal cinematic spoils of war.
Banned in the West during Cold War; rarely screened until 2010s restorations. You're watching contraband history.
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