Leaving Afghanistan

The war is over. Not their mission.

1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.

• Release date
• May 10, 2019
• Runtime
• 112 min
• Genres
• Drama, Action, War
• Director
• Pavel Lungin

Cast

Kirill Pirogov Dmitrich Yan Tsapnik Abdusalamov Vitaly Kishchenko general Vasilyev Fyodor Lavrov Volodya Oleg Vasilkov Kharlamov Anton Momot Greek Mikhail Kremer Dumbbell Kirill Ermichev Melnik