Sergeant Shlykov is training young men he will have to fight alongside in Afghanistan. He is meticulous and strict, because he knows that in war, any small detail can cost a life. On his first combat mission to defuse a mine, the sergeant, unwilling to put a young soldier in danger, sends him to get water. Shlykov is killed by a Dushman lying in ambush — and the guys suffer their first combat loss, which is impossible to come to terms with.
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Anatoliy Kotenyov
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Dmitriy Shcheglov
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Igor Neupokoev
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Aleksandr Rakhlenko
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Victor Rybchinskiy
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Vladimir Sichkar
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Khaydar Shoymardanov
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Hasan Arbakesh
Bahadur Miralibekov
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Aleksandr Mironov
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Stanislau Hayduk Director · Vladimir Akimov Writer Aleksandr Chertovich Production designer
First release January 1, 1988 · Produced in Russia · Original title Сержант
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Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Сержант
Original language
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1988
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