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Night Witches

Feb 19, 2017

0h 8m

★ 5.3

Overview

An elderly, soft-spoken veteran recalls when she joined the Soviet Air Force’s first all-female bombing squad. She reminisces about her friend Katja, and how they made the best of their antique equipment, struggled with being ostracised from their male comrades, and earned the fearful German nickname 'Nachthexen'.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

The Animation Workshop

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Cast

Veteran

Bente Jepsen

Veteran Voice

Nataliia Kiriushina

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