Paper Soldier (2008)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
Kazakhstan, early 1961. Daniel Pokrovsky (Merab Ninidze), a medical officer, currently works for the first Soviet cosmonauts' troop. There Daniel, already married, finds himself in an incredibly complicated and yet tender relationship with a young girl, called Vera (Anastasiya Shevelyova). Later Daniel goes back to Moscow where is in charge of the health of the future cosmonauts. He tries not to be just a doctor for the cadets, but also their friend. He can't agree with the fact that these young men could have to sacrifice their lives for the country. His wife Nina (Chulpan Khamatova) feels the same: she doesn't accept him participating in a project that could put human lives at risk, therefore she keeps asking Daniel to leave his job. Daniel decides to leave his wife. Then one of the cadets dies and the medical officer ends up breaking down. This doesn't stop him from leaving for Kazakhstan in order to prepare the launch of the first man into space. Nina follows him to Kazakhstan, where she learns about his involvement with Vera; however she... - Actors:
- Merab Ninidze, Chulpan Khamatova, Anastasiya Sheveleva, Aleksandr Glebov, Ruslan Ibragimov, Fyodor Lavrov, Polina Filonenko, Valentin Kuzinetsov, Kirill Ulyanov, Ramil Salakhutdinov, Mikhail Gendelev, Oleg Grinchenko, Albert Makarov, Konstantin Shelestun, Igor Kechayev, Anna Yekaterininskaya, Igor Zhilkin, Oleg Kovalov, Irina Rakshina, Tariel Keniya
- Directors:
- Aleksey German Jr
- Producers:
- Sergey Shumakov, Artyom Vasilev
- Writers:
- Vladimir Arkusha, Aleksey German Jr., Julia Glezarova
- Others:
- Aleksei German Jr., Aleksey German, Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev, Maksim Drozdov
- Aka:
- Bumaznyj Soldat
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- Russia
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