Plot synopsis

An idol of many generations, Victor Nekrasov had written, perhaps, the best book about war, "In the Trenches of Stalingrad", had become the youngest laureate of the Stalin award, and had ended up living out his days in exile in Paris. The film features interviews with Nekrasov and unique footage of his performances in Moscow and Paris. The directors, Alexei Shishov and Yelena Yakovich, are laureates of both the Second and Third festivals of Russian Documentary Film in New York for their works "The World after Auschwitz" and "The Golden Age of Ernst Neizvestny" as well as TEFI award winners for their film "Walking with Brodsky".

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- War in contemporary Russian cinema, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023

- International Film Festival "Russian Film Out of Russia", Moscow (Russia), 2012

- Annual Independent Russian-American Documentary Film Festival in New York​ (Tribeca), New York (USA), 2011