Still from the film A "haunting" war film set during World War 2 is hailed as a "masterpiece" by fans, who can't believe it isn't better known. The Ascent (1977) tells the story of two Soviet partisans, Sotnikov (played by Boris Plotnikov) and Rybak (Vladimir Gostyukhin), who head for a village in Nazi-occupied Belarus in search of supplies for their starving unit. They manage to get their hands on a farm animal to sustain their fellow soldiers, but on the way back, Adolf Hitler's forces spot them, sparking a gun battle and a desperate attempt to flee to safety. It...
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