Yes. More sad than 88% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Leningrad violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Leningrad easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Leningrad end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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.

Leningrad

Name: Leningrad
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Alexander Beyer, Christian Berkel

Some fight. Others fall. All are heroes.

Directed by Aleksandr Buravskiy

Produced by KoBura Film, Ministerstvo kultury Rossiyskoy Federatsii

2009120 min5.5 / 10

A wartime survival drama centered on two women's bond amid the horrors of the Leningrad siege, balancing intimate human connection against historical brutality.

When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Houses and Dwellings

Genres

War Drama

Keywords

Journalist World War Ii Wolf's Lair St. Petersburg, Russia Restaurant Critic Siege Bomb Alarm

Questions people ask

Is Leningrad sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Leningrad scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Leningrad violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Leningrad easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Leningrad end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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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