Fortress of War — Official Trailer

Synopsis

The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the 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 veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly…

Cast & Crew

Directed by Alexander Kott

• Andrey Merzlikin
  as лейтенант Кижеватов
• Pavel Derevyanko
  as Ефим Фомин
• Veronika Nikonova
  as Анна Кижеватова
• Evgeny Tsyganov
  as лейтенант Почерников
• Anna Tsukanova-Kott
  as Соня
• Aleksei Kopashov
  as Сашка Акимов