In the Name of the Motherland
Seen it?1943 | 94 min | Drama, History, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 Atonement or Flags of Our Fathers, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1943: an older pace and style.
The film deals with a Russian battalion under siege by the Germans during the Second World War.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- 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 586 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, Dmitriy Vasilev
- Nikolay KryuchkovSafonov
- Yelena TyapkinaSafonova
- Mikhail ZharovGloba
- Maria PastukhovaValya
- Vladimir GribkovKharitonov
- Olga ZhiznevaKharitonova
- Fyodor KurikhinVasin
- Pyotr AleynikovIlyin
- Vsevolod PudovkinGerman general
- Boris PoslavskyVerner