100 Days Before the Command

Feb 1, 1991

1h 11m

★ 4.8

Overview

Hussein Erkenov's courageous and stinging indictment of communism. Five young Red Army recruits struggle for survival against the merciless violence that surrounds them on a daily basis. Their only means of saving their dignity is by preserving the humanity and compassion they share for each other.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gorky Film Studios

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Cast

The Unknown Man

Vladimir Zamanskiy

Brigade Commander

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Elin

Oleg Vasilkov

Zub

Roman Grekov

Kudrin

Valery Troshin

Zyrin

Aleksandr Chislov

Belikov

Mikhail Solomatin

Titarenko

Sergei Rozhentsev

Senior Lieutenant Umnov

Sergey Bystritskiy

Captain

Sergey Semyonov

Death

Elena Kondulaynen

Angel

Oleg Khusainov

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