Viktor EYSYMONT
Виктор ЭЙСЫМОНТ
Viktor EISSYMONT
USSR (Russia), 1941, 92mn 
fiction
The Girl from Leningrad
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Фронтовые подруги

 

 La Fille de Léningrad

 Frontovye podrugi

 
Directed by : Viktor EYSYMONT (Виктор ЭЙСЫМОНТ)
Writing credits : Sergey MIKHALKOV (Сергей МИХАЛКОВ)
 
Cast
Zoya FEDOROVA (Зоя ФЕДОРОВА)
Andrey ABRIKOSOV (Андрей АБРИКОСОВ)
Boris BLINOV (Борис БЛИНОВ)
Tamara ALIOSHINA (Тамара АЛЕШИНА)
 
Cinematography : Vladimir RAPOPORT (Владимир РАПОПОРТ)
Production : Lenfilm
 
Sites : IMDb, Kinopoisk

Plot synopsis
1939-1940 Finnish war. In the very first days, a group of girl volunteers goes to the front. Young orderlies and nurses in the hospital and on the front line selflessly help doctors save wounded soldiers and take part in the fight against the enemy with arms in hand. The friendship and love of the film's characters are tempered and strengthened through severe trials.
 

Commentaries
Neuf films russes «clonés» par Hollywood, Anna NEKHAÏEVA, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2023
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- War in contemporary Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025

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