The Brest Fortress (2010) (English subtitles). The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German fascist invaders on June 22, 1941. Events of first days of defense are being described with documental accuracy. The film tells about three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov (Аlexander Korshunov), the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin (Pavel Derevyanko) and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov (Аndrey Merzlikin). All heroes are tied by the story of Sashka Akimov (Аlyosha Kopashov). We see film events by his eyes. Sasha's prototype was a fifteen years old Petya Klypa, one of few defendants of Brest Fortress, who have survived. The film is not only a war story, relations between protagonists are also an important part of the film. But the main idea of the film is best formulated in the scripture, found on the wall of one of casemates - 'die but don't surrender'. ===================== Crew: Directed by Alexander KOTT Screenplay by Vladimir YERYOMIN, Alexei DUDAREV, Konstantin KORSHUNOV, Ekaterina TIRDATOVA Director of Photography - Vladimir BASHTA R.G.C. Production Designer - Alim MATVEICHUK Music by Yury KRASAVIN Producers: Igor UGOLNIKOV, Ruben DISHDISHYAN, Vladimir ZAMETALIN Cast: Alyosha KOPASHOV as Alexander Akimov Andrei MERZLIKIN as Lieutenant Kizhevatov Pavel DEREVYANKO as Commissar Fomin Alexander KORSHUNOV as Major Gavrilov Veronika NIKONOVA as Anya Kizhevatova Eugeny TSYGANOV as Pochernikov Benik ARAKELYAN as Samvel Matevosyan Mikhail PAVLIK as Lieutenant Vainshtein and others © BELARUSFILM, CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP, 2010. ===================== Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ===================== Wikipedia: http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiBrest_Fortress_%282010%29 Internet Movie database: http:www.imdb.comtitlett1343703 Official web-site (in Russian): http:brestkrepost-film.ru The Brest Fortress: http:www.brest-fortress.by Amazon.com: http:www.youtube.comuserPyccoTypucmo?feature=mhum ===================== English subtitles by Katia Kutyavina (Seattle, WA, USA) E-mail: djkatish@gmail.com http:www.podnapisi.netenppodnapisisearchsA264490 Closing song by Leonid Agutin Don't let me die was translated into English by Alec Vagapov. http:zhurnal.lib.ruaalec_v