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Fortress of War

2010Movie2 h 18 min

74
GoodGoodWatch score

A brutally violent, thrilling war movie about history and war.

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

Skip it if graphic violence bothers you · you want something quiet and calm

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Story

Surrender was not an option

The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

Feels like

  • World War II
  • Eastern Front
  • Heroic Resistance
  • Soviet Union
  • War Drama
  • Historical Account
  • Patriotism
  • Sacrifice
  • Military Action

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Directed by
Alexander Kott

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Facts

November 4, 2010 · 2 h 18 min · Violence

Released
November 4, 2010
Runtime
2 h 18 min
Content
Violence
Genres
War, Drama, History, Action
Original language
Russian
Also spoken
German, French, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Made in
Belarus, Russia
Budget
$9 million
Box office
$4 million
Available in
22 countries

Tropes

How We Got Here, Imposter Forgot One Detail, Man on Fire +9

  • How We Got Here
  • Imposter Forgot One Detail
  • Man on Fire
  • Narrator
  • Abandoned Area
  • It Will Never Catch On
  • Driven to Suicide
  • Defiant to the End
  • The Political Officer
  • Dutch Angle
  • Fatal Family Photo
  • Bittersweet Ending

12 of 26 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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5 questions, like "Where can I stream Fortress of War?"

Questions about Fortress of War

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Fortress of War worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 7.4).

Was Fortress of War a box office flop?

Budget$9 million
Box office$4 million

Yes: it cost about $9 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 52% of its budget.

Is Fortress of War in English?

RussianGermanFrenchBelarusianUkrainian

No, it was made in Russian, with some German, French, Belarusian, and Ukrainian.

What tropes does Fortress of War use?

How We Got HereImposter Forgot One DetailMan on FireNarratorAbandoned AreaIt Will Never Catch OnDriven to SuicideDefiant to the EndThe Political OfficerDutch AngleFatal Family PhotoBittersweet Endingand 14 more

TV Tropes lists 26 tropes for it, including How We Got Here, Imposter Forgot One Detail, and Man on Fire.