Tichaja zastava

The Russians are depicted just as naïve here as in every war movie about the Soviet Union (even though it’s drawing its last breaths here). I don’t know whether they really are like this or the creators want to show them in this way – as naïve figures who have undergone a matchless military drill. Tikhaya zastava, however, is lucky enough to have a good premise, interesting environment and developments you’d want to see, especially if you like war films. Because once the tension escalates into a war, all the naïve figures blend together into a single squad and there is an absolute struggle for survival packed with raw emotions. Finally an honest war movie from Russia after a while. A good film! (05.02.2020)