Feature2010·138m·7.2

Fortress of War

Surrender was not an option

WarDramaHistoryAction

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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Cast

Andrey Merzlikin

лейтенант Кижеватов

Pavel Derevyanko

Ефим Фомин

Veronika Nikonova

Анна Кижеватова

Evgeny Tsyganov

лейтенант Почерников

Anna Tsukanova-Kott

Соня

Aleksei Kopashov

Сашка Акимов

Alexander Korshunov

Пётр Гаврилов

Yana Esipovich

жена Кижеватова

Anatoly Kot

диверсант

Madlen Dzhabrailova

жена Гаврилова

Tatyana Kamina

Шура Почерникова

Mikhail Pavlik

лейтенант НКВД Вайнштейн

Kirill Boltaev

лейтенант Виноградов

Aleksandr Saptsov

лейтенант Андрей Акимов

Maxim Kostromykin

Колька

Aleksey Dmitriev

Николаев

John Bakhanbaev

солдат

Dmitriy Kulichkov

Карелин, летчик

Evgeny Kharitonov

лейтенант Григорьев

Maxim Krechetov

Details

Status
Released
Original language
Languages
German, French
Budget
$8.5M
Revenue
$4.4M
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
TROCentral PartnershipBelarusfilm

Crew

Director

Alexander Kott

Writers

Vladimir Eryomin, Konstantin Vorobyov, Igor Ugolnikov, Aleksei Dudaryov

Vladimir Bashta

Director of Photography

Alim Matveychuk

Production Design

Sergey Struchev

Costume Design

Yuri Krasavin

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

deepkino

9/16/2025

7.0

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 true events. However, it conveys more than just the battle; it shows the profound devastation that remained.