Panfilov's 28 Men
Seen it?2016 | 105 min | History, Action, Drama, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 action fans and history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or Fury, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kim Druzhinin, Andrey Shalyopa
- Azamat NigmanovMusabek Sengirbaev
- Aleksey MorozovVasiliy Klochkov
- Yakiv KucherevskyiSerzhant Dobrobabin
- Oleg FyodorovGrigory Shemyakin, foreman
- Aleksej LonginPavel Gundilovich
- Dmitriy GirevBondarenko
- Amadu MamadakovAlikbay Kosaev
- Andrey ShalyopaLieutenant
- Pavel GoncharovNatarov
- Nikolay KlimchukPetrenko