The Soldier's Star

The Soldier's Star

2006•1h 45m

WarDrama

A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan musician and a French journalist.

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Production

Albert Films, Nef Filmproduktion, Afghanfilm, France 2 Cinéma, EuroArts

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Sacha Bourdo

Sacha Bourdo

Nikolaï

Patrick Chauvel

Vergos

Mohammad Amin

Najmoudine

Ahmad Shah Alefsourat

Assad

Gol-Ghotai

Leila

Igor Naryshkin

Valoudia

Denis Manokhin

Mosgh

Pavel Kuzin

Lieutenant

Elena Mikheeva

Elena Mikheeva

Nikolais Mutter

Serguey Sonovsky

Miikolais Vater

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