Last night while the wife had control of the TV, because the Saturday film on Sky Movies didn’t excite me I took to YouTube in search of something to watch. I once again found a little gem from Russia this time, which had been released as a film and later extended for a TV series. I watching the TV series with English subtitles.
In English, the title is “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” set in the Second World War, a plus for me has I love this period and the war particular so I was up for a later night if it was good, all four episodes in a block making it a late night for me.
Sergeant Major Vaskov is in command of a squad manning an anti-aircraft gun but when his squad are order to the front line much to his annoyance he his left behind to command their replacements. Vaskov seems a man ridicule the butt of the joke by his troops and the villagers where his gun is located. Badly wounded in the Winter War against Finland he is not fit for frontline service.
The next morning he is shocked! He is now in command of a squad of young woman and feels humiliated. He and the woman develop an uneasy peace over time. That begins to change after they shoot down a lone German plane. The Sergeant feels there is more to the plane being in the area, which was not near the front line. He was right it was a reconnaissance plane, finding the dead pilot it was confirmed, and that night another plane dropped a group of paratroopers a bit further from the village.
One morning one of the woman comes across two Germans in the woods and manages to hide and get back to the sergeant to alert him of their presents. He phones his commander the news but it sounded like he doesn’t believe him telling him to take out a small patrol from his squad to find them.
The Sergeant Major takes five of his squad with him in search of the two Germans and believes he knows where they were heading. They clumber through the Russian wasteland to reach their goal and begin to bond. Once they set up, they soon they find out they were not chasing two Germans, but sixteen! Makes a difference. But they set up to take them on. These Germans aren't just ordinary paratroopers. This is a team of seasoned and highly trained infiltrators, from the elite of the Waffen-SS.
This film is based on a novel of a true story.
When they engage their enemy, they started by managing to reduce the Germans numbers but soon they feel their first loss. The Sergeant wins the respect of his soldiers as he leads the Germans the merry dance managing to reduce their numbers. But the cost begin to mount. They continue to fight against the Germans with the woman costing the Germans lives.
Yes, all the woman die but the one death that sticks in my mind was the one where one of the woman is sent back for help but dies trying to cross a bog were she drowns. When the sergeant is chased into the bog later, he sees her stick sticking out of the water and now he knows she is dead and no help is coming. Joining up with the remaining woman, they and the sergeant fight to the end. After losing his comrades the sergeant goes after the remaining Germans, captured three, and marches them back to base but he is found by Russian troops out looking for him.
It is an incredible story of incredible bravery and courage, which connects the audience with the story lines of five ordinary girls and their extraordinary lives and true heroism. The girls who committed their live to saving thousands of others, sacrificing their lives during the horrible war.
The film is set in the beautiful part of Russia beautiful scenery and thrilling and saddening story, an enjoy able watch, as it is a truly inspirational and motivational story once you no it’s a true story, which will not leave anyone untouched! I thought the acting was great which is always good and I would really be happy to recommend it. You can find it on YouTube but I have supplied the links…
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