A Siege Diary
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World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.
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Olga Ozollapinya
Olga
Known for
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Sergey Dreyden
Olga's Father
Known for
Russian Ark
Petrov's Flu
Irina Uralskaya
Andrey Zaytsev
Vasilina Makovtseva
Lyuba
Known for
A Gentle Creature
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
Ivo Heger
Александра Гранина
Sofya Uritskaya
Polina Filonenko
Known for
Everybody Dies But Me
Iraida Schults
Andrey Shibarshin
Lieutenant Gunther
Also in
Dark Side of the Moon
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Darya Rumyantseva
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Also in
Black Sun
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Andrey Zaytsev Director · Ales Adamovich Author Daniil Granin Author
Worldwide gross $17K · First release October 3, 2020 · Produced in Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$16,538
Production
September Film Studio
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Cinema Foundation of Russia
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Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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ON Media
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Russian Military Historical Society
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KION
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Russia
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Февральский дневник
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Languages
Original title
Блокадный дневник
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 3, 2020
Premiere · 42nd Moscow International Film Festival
Russia · September 8, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
September 22, 2021 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Estonia
November 13, 2021 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
July 2, 2021 · Premiere · When the Russians Film Festival
Iran
May 27, 2021 · Premiere · Fajr International Film Festival
Latvia
October 23, 2021 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Poland
November 20, 2021 · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
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