Release, runtime and language

1991 · 87 mins · Russian

Directed by

Nikita Tyagunov

Starring

Ivan Okhlobystin, Farhad Mahmudov, Nelli Nevedina, Pyotr Mamonov, Dinmukhamet Akhimov, Lyudmila Larionova

Valera, a buoyant Moscow native, goes to Afghanistan at 19 and endures the horrors of war, losing a leg in the process. Upon returning home, he finds that the true nightmare has only just begun, as he struggles to reintegrate into civilian life while confronting both physical and emotional trauma.