Upon awakening in captivity, a Soviet officer encounters his brother fighting on the side of the fascists, who offers him a choice to betray his homeland under threat of execution. How will the brothers’ fate unfold? What will prevail – ideology or fraternal bonds? The price of the decision is life itself.
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Director Biography – Ilya Severov
Born on July 26, 1983 in Leningrad. In 2004, he graduated from the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts, the acting course of Vladimir Viktorovich Petrov. In 2009, he graduated from the K. S. Lopushansky Feature Film Directing Workshop at the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television. In 2015, he made his debut film at the Lenfilm film studio.
He has shot more than 150 commercials and 3 full-length feature films. Laureate of Russian and international festivals.
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