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Fortress of War
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1291
- IMDb #1373
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2289
- Kinopoisk #129
- AlloCiné #1694
- Trakt #1688
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Letterboxd on 73, highest is Kinopoisk on 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story chronicles the brutal and heroic defense of the Brest Fortress during the initial days of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Completely surrounded and cut off from the main army, the outnumbered and outgunned Soviet soldiers and their families withstand relentless attacks. The narrative focuses on the resilience of the defenders, including soldiers, women, and children, as they fight for every inch of the fortress against overwhelming odds, becoming a symbol of unexpected resistance in the face of certain annihilation.
Details
- Director
- Alexander Kott
- Studio
- TRO, Central Partnership, Belarusfilm
- Released
- 4 November 2010
- Country
- Belarus, Russia
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Box office
- $4.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →1 win from 3 nominations across 1 ceremony
| Nika Award 2011 | Best Costume Design | Winner | |
| Nika Award 2010 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Nika Award 2010 | Discovery of the Year | Nominee |
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