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Life and Fate

Life and Fate

16+2012•40m•8.6/10
DramaWar & Politics

Ratings

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8.6/10(5)

The plot takes place in 1942-1943, during the defense of Stalingrad. The Jew Viktor Strum is a talented nuclear physicist working in one of the country's institutes on the creation of an atomic bomb. At this time, Strum's relatives die in Nazi camps and NKVD dungeons, and persecution begins against him. The inventor can only be saved by his scientific brainchild, which Stalin himself became interested in. The state needs such a powerful weapon as an atomic bomb. The scientist has to make a choice: to remain faithful to science and work for the "leader of the nation" or to abandon his vocation and be destroyed.

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Production

Moskino Film Studio

Language

RU

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 14, 2012

Last Aired

October 14, 2012

Networks

Russia-1

Created By

Sergei Ursuliak

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2012-10-14
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2012-10-14
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2012-10-14
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2012-10-14
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2012-10-14
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2012-10-14
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2012-10-14
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2012-10-14
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2012-10-14
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2012-10-14
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2012-10-14
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2012-10-14

Cast

Sergey Makovetskiy

Sergey Makovetskiy

Shtrum

Anna Mikhalkova

Anna Mikhalkova

Marya Ivanovna Sokolova

Aleksandr Baluev

Aleksandr Baluev

Krymov

Anton Kuznetsov

Anton Kuznetsov

Ivan Berezkin

Lika Nifontova

Lika Nifontova

Lyudmila

Evgeniy Dyatlov

Evgeniy Dyatlov

Novikov

Sergey Puskepalis

Sergey Puskepalis

Aleksandr Nikolskiy

Aleksandr Nikolskiy

Polina Agureeva

Polina Agureeva

Evgenia Shaposhnikova

Aleksandr Pal

Aleksandr Pal

Vladimir Sidorov

Vladimir Sidorov

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