A Siege Diary

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.

Director

Andrey Zaytsev

Writers

Andrey Zaytsev, Ales Adamovich, Daniil Granin, Olga Berggolts

Released

September 8, 2021

Language

Russian