A Siege Diary

A Siege Diary

118 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 8, 2021

World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.

A Siege Diary

118 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 8, 2021

A Siege Diary
World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Film Studio September
Original title Блокадный дневник
Directors Andrey Zaytsev
Writers Andrey Zaytsev

Cast

Sergei Dreiden

as Olga's Father

Andrey Shibarshin

as Lieutenant Gunther

Darya Rumyantseva

as Gretchen

Sonya Uritskaya

as ice cream woman

Olga Granina

as Olga's mother

Natalia Sanko

as Matresha

Polina Simacheva

as Lyuba's daughter

Yekaterina Durova

as woman with cabinet

Yola Sanko

as woman with son on a sled