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Fortress of War

Surrender was not an option

7.1(209)20102h 18m3

The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

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Status
Released
Budget
$8.5M
Box office
$4.4M
Language
Russian
  • nazi
  • world war ii
  • honor
  • battle
  • adolf hitler
  • war
  • history

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical11 Nov 2010
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical155 Sept 2011
  • BelarusBY

    • Theatrical4 Nov 2010
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical17 Aug 2011
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT164 Nov 2010
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical16+4 Nov 2010

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Fortress of War was released on 4 November 2010.

Audience reviews

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  • D

    deepkino

    9/16/2025

    In his desperate quest to find his girlfriend lost in the war, a young trumpeter from the Brest Fortress orchestra must battle through hell. He actively participates in and survives the horrors of the combat during his search. When you are watching this film, you are instantly transported to the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic in the summer of 1941, thanks to the film's incredibly realistic scenes based on tr…

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