ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

paladier This was one of the greatest movies I have ever watched. Absolutely amazing. It is definitely longer than your average eat-popcorn-drink- soda-sleep-on-the-couch movie. But it has everything you might expect from a movie so long: you have the story of a Soviet pilot during WW2 which finds himself in enemy's territory. Then, you have the guerrilla wars between the Nazis and the Soviets. Also, the friendships formed during war, the life of civilians during these times and of course, the best of them all, the main love story which is absolutely brilliant. Recommended for anyone who has some spare hours and wishes to see a masterpiece!

foreverinflow I've never wrote a review before, but this film made me wanna make one. I didn't even knew this film was Russian, but after watching this film, I clapped my hands and I felt they've done a great job with it.The characters is developed well, making you wanna root for them, and the storyline is good but I wished they would put more effort in the showing the 'emotions/feelings' of the characters. (The part where it supposed to make me sad/mad. .but it's not enough) There's also some magic moments where you wouldn't have thought would happen..And that's what made this film interesting to watch till the end. Just like a Korean war movie with a Russian twist.Awesome.

webbyman-577-111582 I'm also extremely surprised to see such a low rating on this film; I thought it was fantastic. I may not have watched it if I had seen its IMDb rating before hand, especially since I'm not usually a fan of long-winded films. Whilst maybe It was merely a 9/10 in my eyes, I've given it a deserving 10/10 to boost its ranking.Set during world war 2, this action packed, 3 hour long, Russian war-time love story was originally meant to be a high budget Russian TV series. For those of you like me who struggle watching long films, I suggest splitting the film in two or three parts of thoroughly enjoyable viewing.p.s If you're unsure, I suggest you ignore rating!

hoang_gau213 It's such a big surprise to me to see the number of people vote, and their marks about this film. Then, i realize that maybe it's a Russian film - which is not so popular in the Western. And it's about the WW2 and the Soviet, so people expect to see cruel stuffs of the Soviet gor, not something else. I can smell it 'cause im from a socialist country. To be frank, this film is not a propaganda one. An it should be received more attention from the West. It's based on a novel, so there's nothing to complain about the story line. The film contains many beautiful image, and the music is perfect. The only thing that i don't like is that the scenes change so quickly. If you don't mind watching a 3-hour long film, you should spend your time on this one. I can guarantee that you wont regret it.