First Oscar (2022) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2022 · 100 mins · Russian

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Directed by

Sergey Mokritsky

Starring

Darya Zhovner, Irina Demidkina, Michael Lerner, Benjamin Schnau, Ilia Volok, Jason Griffith

Budget

$290M

As war nears Moscow, two student cinematographers defy evacuation orders and choose to document the conflict as frontline cameramen, capturing both the brutality and the courage of Soviet soldiers. Simultaneously, a parallel story unfolds in the United States, where a member of the Academy Awards selection committee champions the creation of a new category for Best Documentary to honor the impactful film “Moscow Strikes Back.”