"The Decisive Battle Fortress Under the Siege of the City" is a Russian authentic excellent war blockbuster, the film in addition to the fierce war scenes, there are more shocking character stories, everyone in the war portrayed vividly, the picture is full of artistic sense, really achieve the harmonious unity of thought, art and viewing, so far it is difficult for us to shoot this kind of war characters with simple and warm artistic portrayal scenes of the film.
In the middle of the 19th century, on the western border of the Russian Empire, at the confluence of the Bug and Muhavits rivers, the Brest Fortress was established, which is also the location of the story of this film. After 20 years after the war, from Sergey. In Smirnov's book, the whole world knows the exploits of the defenders of the fortress. On May 8, 1965, brest Fortress was awarded the title of "Hero Fortress", not only in honor of the heroes of Brest Fortress, but also to commemorate all those who defended our own homeland.
The story takes place on June 21, 1941, when a ball is held on Saturdays in brest City Park, where soldiers and people dance and sing together, and the atmosphere is peaceful. The unsuspecting guards encountered german raids, faced with isolation, lack of water and food, and faced with the adversity of the German army's well-armed and overpopulated forces, they still swore to resist under the command of the Soviet commanders of the fortress and repelled waves of enemies. Finally, under the dual oppression of the German siege tactics and the breakthrough ambush, although the Soviet army stubbornly resisted, it was eventually breached by the fortress, and although they failed, their deeds were singable and tearful, and they were deeply moving.
Through the perspective of the protagonist Akimov, the film vividly conveys the colorful pictures of the Soviet army and civilians before the war, the heroism of the wartime and the endless aftermath. This film has many delicate and touching details, highlighting the personality of different characters in war films, such as the tragic love between the boy who plays the film and the charming girl who sells goods, the fat but thoughtful officer who can also use dance to boost morale, and the uncle who is captured but calmly plays an instrument in front of german soldiers... Although there are many characters in the film, everyone's portrayal is very meticulous, not obtrusive, and the performance is perfect!
Brest Fortress, the "hero" fortress in people's hearts, you will always remember the hearts of the people.