Peshavar Waltz
| Peshawar Waltz | |
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| Directed by | Timur Bekmambetov |
| Written by | Timur Bekmambetov Gennadi Kayumov |
| Produced by | Iskona Film |
| Starring | Viktor Verzhbitsky |
| Cinematography | Sergei Trofimov |
| Music by | |
Release date | 1994 (Russia) |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Peshawar Waltz (Russian: Пешаварский вальс, Peshavarskiy val's) is a 1994 Russian action film directed and written by Timur Bekmambetov. The film is a dramatic depiction of war in Afghanistan based on the actual events of the Badaber uprising of prisoners of war 24 km south of Peshawar, Pakistan. An English dub of the film titled Escape from Afghanistan was released on home video in 2002.
Plot summary[]
An American reporter and doctor (British and French in the original version) comes to a military base in Pakistan to document the P.O.W. conditions. While being there, the Soviet prisoners rise up and take over the base.
Awards[]
At the 29th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Crystal Globe and Timur Bekmambetov won the Best Director Award.[1]
See also[]
- Badaber Uprising
References[]
- ^ "29th festival". kviff.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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- Soviet–Afghan War films
- Films set in Pakistan
- Films directed by Timur Bekmambetov
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