It's clearly a Soviet era film but the gritty perspectives of common soldiers tell a much more complex story of everyday life in war in an era long before computer generated effects could do the story telling. While some movies produced in Soviet times tend to over simplify in the name of patriotism Soviet style- this film utilizes the unambiguous "defense of country" theme not to glorify the fight but to ennoble the common soldiers fighting the every day fight on a small scale while struggling as well just to survive. The camaraderie of these guys carries the fairly long run time of the film and makes it worth the watching in the end.
Review of They Fought for Their Country
