28 panfilovtsev

2016 [RUSSIAN]

Action / Drama / History / War

21
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79%
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 6670 6.7K

russia hero nazi germany world war ii soviet military

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Plot summary

USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.

Director

Kim Druzhinin Photo
Kim Druzhinin

Top cast

Maksim Belborodov Photo
Maksim Belborodov as Kaleynikov
Sergey Agafonov Photo
Sergey Agafonov as Bezrodnykh
Kirill Kuznetsov Photo
Kirill Kuznetsov as Nablyudatel KP batalona
Vitaliy Kovalenko Photo
Vitaliy Kovalenko as Shepetkov
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1.08 GB
1280*534
Russian 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 3
2.23 GB
1920*800
Russian 5.1
PG-13
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 14

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Wuchak 5 / 10

_**Eastern Front drama and action as the Red

_**Eastern Front drama and action as the Red Army clashes with aggressing Nazi hordes**_ In mid-November, 1941, the remaining 28 men of a Soviet division protect Moscow from German invaders with vastly superior weaponry on a snowy landscape. "Panfilov’s 28" (2016) is surprisingly well done on a technical level for a film that only had a budget of $1,700,000 (thru crowd-funding). If you like Eastern Front WW2 films like “Cross of Iron” (1977), "Dear Elza!" (2014) and "T-34" (2018), you’ll probably appreciate it, but IMHO it’s the least of these. At the same time, I have a friend who ranks it as one of his favorites. The problem for me is that there’s zero action until the 39-minute mark and the conversations of the men up to that point, while well-written/executed, are relatively dull. Furthermore, this is a straight war flick that honors the heroes of the (supposedly) true-life battle near Dubosekovo, so don’t expect any unlikely romances or twists. Like “Gettysburg” (1993), it’s simply about modern warfare, the men who fight it and their reasons for fighting. Despite the realism of everything, including the trench-oriented combat, the movie strangely put me to sleep (but maybe I was just tired). The story is, in essence, the Soviet version of 300 Spartans with one of the soldiers even bringing up that historical account during a march. But the account has proven to be a fabrication of a Soviet newspaper for propaganda purposes. However, it IS true that small groups of Red Army soldiers on the Eastern Front boldly faced hordes of oncoming Germans troops with superior firepower to protect their Motherland. And it’s not like Americans and Brits haven’t made scores of fantastical WW2 pictures with some amount of historical realism, like “Where Eagles Dare” (1968) and “Fury” (2014). One thing that’s amazing is that almost all the tanks used in the movie are miniatures and I didn’t even notice! Except for one actual-size model tank built for the movie, the tanks are 1:16 detailed models. The sequences shot inside the tank, however, used a full-scale model of tank internals. The film runs about 2 hours and was shot at Ivanovo, Ivanovskaya oblast, Russia, with studio stuff done in St. Petersburg. GRADE: C+
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Reviewed by hinglemccringleberry 8 / 10

Excellent homage to memories of fallen heroes (minor spoilers, don't worry ;D)

I finally saw this movie online w/English subtitles, as I could not find it anywhere else... PM me if you want the link, or just go to WatchCorn. Anyway, as an American viewer, I was deeply impressed with how accurate and time-specific everything seemed to be. The details definitely went noticed by me, an amateur military historian, yet the story itself was superb and the acting was great.

It seems to me many big budget films have lukewarm scripts and a lot of production value. This had a great story, partly because it is based on real events, and excellent production value. For such a small budget (crowdfunding) it looks like a Fury, or a Hacksaw Ridge, but without the gore. (on a side note, I find it interesting that many Russian war films have little graphic violence, while American films are bathed it gore and blood.)

Throughout much of the exposition, the viewer gets to know the men in Panfilov's company and prepares for the battle. Then the rest of the film is action, which is highly realistic; maybe a little too much. Several times the Germans attack, and eventually things get a little confusing and the pacing may seem slow/off, but that is the point. The nature of such an battle seen in the film would create confusion and chaos, and if it seems improbable that 28 men could hold off 50men + 24 tanks, it isn't. Things are shown from the different perspectives of the 28 men, making the battle seem longer, or shorter depending on how fast-paced you like things.

Big credit goes to the director and those involved in producing the film, since they stay (mostly Im assuming, since this the reality battle is debated) true to history, and go to great lengths in recreating the lives of the soldiers. Soundtrack is also good.

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