Zoya

Zoya

95 mins | Drama, War | Nov. 23, 1944

The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.

Zoya

95 mins | Drama, War | Nov. 23, 1944

Zoya
The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Soyuzdetfilm
Original title Зоя
Directors Lev Arnshtam
Writers Boris Chirskov, Lev Arnshtam

Cast

Galina Vodyanitskaya

as Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya

Rostislav Plyatt

as German Soldier

Yekaterina Skvortsova

as Zoya as a child

Kseniya Tarasova

as Zoya's Mother

Nikolai Ryzhov

as Zoya's Father

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

as Boris Fomin

Vladimir Volchik

as Komsomol Secretary

Vera Popova

as Hostess of the house

Tamara Altseva

as Anna Sergeevna, Zoya's Teacher

Zoya Zhukova

as Zina, Zoya's classmate

Nikolai Bogatyryov

as Petya Vasilev

Vladimir Podgornyy

as German Officer

Yekaterina Derevshchikova

as Zoya's friend (uncredited)

Aleksey Batalov

as Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

Karl Gurnyak

as Parisan (uncredited)

Olga Khorkova

as Khorkova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

Vladimir Lippart

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Sergey Nikonov

as Wounded partisan (uncredited)

Mikhail Troyanovsky

as The Head teacher (uncredited)

Mariya Vinogradova

as Vinogradova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)