Panfilov's 28 Men
A grim, heroic war drama depicting a small group of Soviet soldiers making a desperate last stand against overwhelming Nazi armor, driven by patriotic sacrifice and the weight of historical duty.
USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.
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