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Zoya (1944) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1944 · 95 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Lev Arnshtam
- Starring
- Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Дмитрий Сорокин, Aleksey Batalov, Mariya Vinogradova, Rostislav Plyatt, Mikhail Troyanovsky
The film tells the story of Zoya, an 18‑year‑old heroine who joined the partisan resistance during the Nazi siege of Moscow. Captured by the Gestapo, she endured torture yet never betrayed her comrades. Even on the gallows she shouted defiance against the Nazis. Flashbacks recount her struggle, the path to her martyrdom, and her lasting legacy.
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