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The Soldier

1985·15 min

The Soldier

Directed by Liubomyr Starak

Drama

A local veteran, Ilko Stepanovych, attaches himself to a visiting group of young filmmakers shooting a war film. He is determined to make sure everything is recreated down to the smallest detail—exactly as it was in his own life.

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Mikhail Gluzskiy

Ilko Stepanovich

Valerii Ivanovich

Irina Averyanova

Valya

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Liubomyr Starak

Screenplay

Serhii Mishchenko

Director of Photography

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The Soldier (1985) is about a local veteran, Ilko Stepanovych, attaches himself to a visiting group of young filmmakers shooting a war film. He is determined to make sure everything is recreated down to the smallest detail—exactly as it was in his own life.

Who directed The Soldier?

Liubomyr Starak directed The Soldier (1985).

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