10 best films about the war in Afghanistan

There are many disadvantaged countries on our planet. One of these states was Afghanistan. Over the past few decades, a lot of soldiers have died on its territory, both Soviet and from NATO countries. The subject of the Afghan war is very interesting to cinematography. Based on real events, many high-quality pictures were shot. The reader is presented with the best of them.

Leg, 1991

Country Russia

Genre: Action, Drama, Military

Cast: Ivan Okhlobystin Peter Mamonov Ivan Zakhava Natalya Petrova Farhad Makhmudov Lyudmila Larionova Sherali Abdulkaysov Oksana Mysina M. Ainetdinova D. Andrianov

The famous film about Afghanistan called “Leg” gained the status of a cult. The protagonist of the film is a twenty-year-old boy Valera Martynov. In his years, he had seen the horror of war.

Performing another task, the infantry fighting vehicle in which Valery was located was blown up and caught fire, the guy lost consciousness. Martynov woke up already in the hospital. He learns that he now has no legs - she was amputated. He was released from service and sent to a civilian. But living with Valera does not work at all. A constantly recurring nightmare associated with a past life drives him crazy.

9th company, 2005

Country: Russia, Ukraine, Finland

Genre: Action, Drama, Military

Cast: Fedor Bondarchuk, Alexey Chadov, Ivan Kokorin, Artem Mikhalkov, Konstantin Kryukov

Seven ordinary guys fall into the ranks of the Soviet army. They are sent to Afghanistan. The film’s actions take place several months before the withdrawal of the USSR army from the territory of hostilities.

The main characters for several months undergo tough training. After that, they find themselves at the very epicenter of the war. Their task is to gain a foothold at a height and ensure the passage of the column. The children have to go through many tests, and not all will return home. They bravely carried out the task, but they simply forgot about them ...

Krapovy beret, 2008

Country: Belarus

Genre: Action, Adventure

Cast: Sergey Chugin, Andrey Golubev, Anna Luttseva, Sergey Selin, Kirill Zakharov, Alexei Shedko, Stanislav Satsura, Andrey Olefirenko, Alexander Tkachenok, Anna Malankina

The main character of the film is a young guy Kupriyanov. He always wanted to serve in the armed forces of Russia. The guy's father was an experienced commando. He had many successful combat exits. Having received the next military rank of lieutenant, Papa Kupriyanova tragically dies in Afghanistan. To this day, his death remains a big mystery to his colleagues and relatives.

Afghan break, 1992

Country: Russia, Italy

Genre: Military, Drama

Cast: Michele Placido, Tatyana Dogileva, Mikhail Zhigalov, Philip Yankovsky, Alexei Serebryakov, Nina Ruslanova, Hashim Rakhimov, Kiyom Yakub, Arthur Uvarov, Yuri Kuznetsov

The events of the film take place on the eve of the withdrawal of the USSR army from Afghanistan - in 1989. Despite this, bloody battles between the Mujahideen and Soviet soldiers continue.

In the center of the film is a squad of brave warriors under the command of the fearless Major Bandura. Having completed the next combat mission, the guys will find out that there will be a replenishment in their squad. The “major” lieutenant is sent to them. Subsequent tragic events occurred precisely because of the “newcomer”.

During the withdrawal of troops, Bandura’s detachment was ambushed by the Mujahideen. They managed to defeat the enemy, but that's not all ... The worst is ahead of them.

Caravan Hunters, 2010

Country Ukraine

Genre: Military, Drama

Cast: Alexey Serebryakov, Andrey Saminin, Alexey Longin, Vsevolod Khovansky-Pomerantsev, Karina Andolenko

Events take place in Afghanistan in 1986.Major Okovalkov leads the special group 732. Their task is to detect and destroy enemy caravans.

At this time, the American weapons “Stingers” fall into the hands of the mujahideen, with which they easily destroy Soviet helicopters. The central characters must complete the task - to find a well-armed caravan and seize samples of American weapons. But this work is not so simple.

Afghan, 1991

Country Russia

Genre: Action

Cast: Peter Yarosh, Alexander Litovchenko, Victor Saraykin, Igor Romashchenko, Maxim Drozd, Alexander Chernyavsky, Nikolai Kovbas, Alexey Bogdanovich, Birdie Mingbaev, Juma Norkulov

The fighting between the souls of Afghanistan and the army of the USSR is in full swing. The main character of the film is Ivan, an ordinary guy. By coincidence, he is in the war. During the next combat mission to the armored personnel carrier, in which Ivan was with his colleagues, an enemy with an RPG got close. During the battle, the group commander dies, and Ivan destroys the enemy firing from a nearby residential building. As a result, they want to prosecute the guy for “illegal actions in relation to the civilian population”. But the main character is captured and now everything is radically changing.

Return to A, 2011

Country: Russia, Kazakhstan

Genre: Drama, Military

Cast: Seydulla Moldakhanov, Berik Aitzhanov, Natalya Arinbasarova, Gulnara Dusmatova, Ivan Zhidkov, Gosha Kutsenko, Asha Matai, Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova, Denis Nikiforov, Andrey Shibarshin

Russian TV presenters, together with their Kazakh colleagues, are sent to shoot a documentary in Afghanistan. Their tape will have to tell about Alexander the Great. Young people do not know anything about Afghanistan, so they are forced to look for an experienced guide who needs to know the area. This guide becomes the dad of one of the crew members - Marat. This man fought in Afghanistan in his youth, where he was seriously injured. Now Marat has unresolved issues in Afghanistan, and he agrees to help the TV hosts.

Cargo 300, 1989

Country Russia

Genre: Drama, Military

Cast: Romuald Antsans, Alexander Danilchenko, Alexander Cheskidov, Evgeny Buntov, Victor Soloviev, Peter Vashchik, Sergey Ivanov, Nasir Soffi, Akhat Turaev, Muso Isoev

The events of the film take place in Afghanistan in 1989. A column of Soviet technology moves towards Kabul. A disassembled bridge is the only way to reach your destination. Mujahideen also own information about this place. For the Soviet soldiers, they want to ambush. NATO instructors help them bring this plan to life. American journalists want to document everything that is happening. A difficult test awaits the Soviet soldiers.

Paid for Everything, 1988

Country: USSR

Genre: Drama

Cast: Vladimir Litvinov Alexander Barinov Alexander Mironov A. Shermatov Mikhail Gilevich Olegar Fedoro Vladimir Timofeev Alim Kuliev Victor Pavlov Vladimir Nosik

Seven Soviet soldiers during the service in Afghanistan managed to become related. They have gone through all the horrors of the Afghan won and are now returning home to begin a peaceful and quiet life in their homeland. But it turns out that even in peacetime, the war does not want to let them go. In their native land, the guys meet with rampant crime. Folded, they can’t sit and watch. And someone needs to restore justice ...

Black Shark, 1993

Country Russia

Genre: Action

Cast: Valery Vostrotin, Yuri Tsurilo, Vladimir Mashchenko, Sergey Chekan, Gennady Donyagin, Ramis Ibragimov, Igor Gostev, Vasily Mishchenko, Oleg Martyanov, Maksud Mansurov

The war in Afghanistan is in full swing. The warring parties agreed not to conduct hostilities in a certain territory. Karahan, a local criminal authority, wanted to take advantage of this situation. On this territory, he built a drug factory. The American intelligence agencies want to seize this illegal plant. But everything is not so simple, Karahan repels all attacks.American soldiers are faced with a dangerous enemy, but the Afghan mafiosi will soon have to face a more serious enemy.