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Kandahar

Kandahar

20106.21h 43m

Overview

A docudrama about the escape of Russian pilots after being taken hostage by the Taliban in 1996.

Directed by Andrey Kavun
Written by Oleg Kavun, Andrey Kavun
Produced by Ilya Neretin, Valery Todorovsky
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $15.2M

Top Cast

Bohdan Beniuk

Bohdan Beniuk

Бортинженер

Aleksandr Baluev

Aleksandr Baluev

Vladimir Mashkov

Vladimir Mashkov

Второй пилот

Andrei Panin

Andrei Panin

Штурман

Maksim Klyanov

Maksim Klyanov

Aleksandr Golubev

Aleksandr Golubev

Aleksandr Robak

Aleksandr Robak

Imomberdy Mingbaev

Imomberdy Mingbaev

Ramil Sabitov

Ramil Sabitov

Yuri Belyayev

Yuri Belyayev

Themes & Keywords

escapeafghanistantaliban

About Kandahar

Kandahar is a drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of escape, afghanistan, taliban. Directed by Andrey Kavun, it stars Bohdan Beniuk, Aleksandr Baluev, Vladimir Mashkov. A docudrama about the escape of Russian pilots after being taken hostage by the Taliban in 1996.

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