The Ascent | Drama Movie Set in WWII Belarus

Based on the story "Sotnikov" by Vasily Bykov. Fascist-occupied Belarus. Officer Sotnikov and soldier Rybak go from the forest to the village to get food for the partisans, among whom are women and children. The Germans are catching up with them. The physically weak Sotnikov resisted torture and accepted execution, and Rybak, begging for mercy on his knees, agreed to become a policeman.

IMDb rating: 8,2

Year of production: 1976

Director: Shepitko Larisa
Writers: Klepikov Yuri, Shepitko Larisa
Composer: Alfred Schnittke
Operator: Chukhnov Vladimir
Production designer: Raksha Yuri

Cast: Vladimir Gostyukhin, Boris Plotnikov, Lyudmila Polyakova, Victoria Goldentul, Maria Vinogradova, Nikolay Sektimenko, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Sergey Yakovlev