Afghantsi (1988)
51m
Running Time
April 4, 1988Release Date
Afghantsi (1988)
51m
Running Time
April 4, 1988Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Documentary exploring the experience of Soviet soldiers during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Geoff Druett
Narrator
Peter Kosminsky
Director
Grant McKee
Executive Producer
Mike Shrimpton
Camera Operator
Graham Robinson
Sound Recordist
Teddy Warwick
Editor
Nick Lord
Associate Producer
Details.
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Afghantsi is a 1988 documentary film directed by Peter Kosminsky for Yorkshire Television.
It is based on numerous interviews with Soviet soldiers and officers filmed in Kabul towards the end of the Soviet–Afghan War.Kosminsky visited several units of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, including an outpost on a mountain side overlooking Tajbeg Palace, the headquarters of the 40th Army.
The soldiers in the film speak about the hardships of service in Afghanistan, combat experience and the loss of close friends.Another part of the film is devoted to interviews with veterans of the war that have already returned home, and parents of those who died.