Is Leaving Afghanistan violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Leaving Afghanistan scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Leaving Afghanistan sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Leaving Afghanistan easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Leaving Afghanistan end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Leaving Afghanistan

Name: Leaving Afghanistan
Genre: Drama, Action, War
Released: 2019
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Kirill Pirogov, Yan Tsapnik, Vitaly Kishchenko, Fyodor Lavrov, Oleg Vasilkov

The war is over. Not their mission.

Directed by Pavel Lungin

Produced by Germes Film, Cinema Foundation of Russia

2019112 min6.6 / 10

A grim, tension-laden war drama about a final desperate mission during the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, grounded in historical tragedy and the moral complexities of combat.

1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Revenge Gone Wrong Historical War Movies Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Drama Action War

Keywords

Kidnapping Afghanistan Mujahid Afghan-soviet War (1979-89)1980s

Questions people ask

Is Leaving Afghanistan violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Leaving Afghanistan scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Leaving Afghanistan sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Leaving Afghanistan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Leaving Afghanistan end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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