The Dawns Here Are Quiet

The Dawns Here Are Quiet Russian , translit.A zori zdes tikhie is a 1972 Soviet film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky based on Boris Vasilyevs novel of the same name. The film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

One day, two German paratroopers appear in the forest nearby. Thinking that they may sabotage military facilities, Vaskov and five of the women attempt to stop the Germans. They pick a perfect defense position, only to find that there are sixteen paratroopers instead of two. Though outgunned and outnumbered, Vaskov decides to hold the Germans for as long as possible. He sends one of his female soldiers, Lisa Britschkina, out for reinforcements, but Lisa drowns in a muddy quicksandlike swamp while on her journey. Vaskov and the remaining four fight the Germans. All four women are killed in action. Vaskov is also seriously wounded and finds the drowned soldiers clothes near the swamp. The desperate Vaskov, armed only with knife, onerounded Nagant and deactivated handgrenade, attacks the cabin where the Germans are resting. The Germans are totally surprised and are either killed or captured. Meanwhile, reinforcements find Vaskov before he passes out.Twenty years after the war ends, Vaskov visits the place again with the adopted son of one of the women. ........

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