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Leningrad

Name: Leningrad
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 2009-01-01
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Alexander Beyer, Christian Berkel

2009 | 120 min | War, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or Civil War, start here.
The mood: Intense.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
What might put you off: Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.

When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesBelow par
5.5 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Aleksandr Buravskiy

Gabriel ByrnePhilip Parker
Mira SorvinoKate Davis
Armin Mueller-Stahlvon Leeb
Alexander BeyerWalter Hoesdorff
Christian BerkelVinkelmeyer
Eckehard HoffmannAdolf Hitler
Olga SutulovaNina Tsvetkova
Aleksandr AbdulovChigasov
Mikhail EfremovOmelchenko
Vladimir IlinMalinin