Afgan: The Soviet Experience (1989)
• October 9th, 1989 • 0h 40min
Documentary, War
Overview
During the 1980s, Russia fought a disastrous war in Afghanistan. Shot by a Western crew, the 40 minute film includes footage of combat missions with the Spetsnaz elite units, helicopter gunship pilots from a Kabul-based Air Assault Unit flying missions, the patrolling of the Salang mountain pass and the military hospital in Kabul. Soviet General Lev Serebrov referred to the making of the film as "An experiment in glasnost".
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Rambo III
Released on: 1988-05-24
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When ...
The Breadwinner
Released on: 2017-11-17
Animation, War, Drama, Family
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to...
Piégé
Released on: 2014-01-15
War, Thriller
A soldier is stuck in a combat zone after stepping on a mine.
Brothers
Released on: 2004-08-27
Drama, War
A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in ...
The Hornet's Nest
Released on: 2014-05-09
War, Documentary, History
Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, an...
Legion of Brothers
Released on: 2017-05-19
Documentary
Afghanistan, immediately post-9/11: Small teams of Green Berets arrive on a series of secret mission...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Released on: 2016-03-04
Comedy, Drama, War
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assig...
Kabul 24
Released on: 2009-10-09
Documentary
In the summer of 2001 the Taliban strategically captured 24 Shelter Now International Aid hostages t...
Afghan Star
Released on: 2008-12-03
Documentary, Music
This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse in...
100 Miles to Redemption
Released on: 2022-07-01
Documentary
A poignant story about overcoming our demons and finding hope through darkness. Haunted by the affec...
Riverboom
Released on: 2024-09-25
Documentary, Comedy
In the year following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, young journalist Claude Baechtold finds himself in...
The Prince of Nothingwood
Released on: 2017-06-14
Documentary
French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star w...
Taxi to the Dark Side
Released on: 2008-01-18
Documentary
An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo B...
Hot Summer in Kabul
Released on: 1983-01-02
Drama, Action, War
A Russian doctor is invited to work at Afghanistan's top hospital during the war, and sees firsthand...
The Soldier's Star
Released on: 2006-09-05
War, Drama
A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan music...
The Arrow of Time
Released on: 2017-10-03
Documentary
President Mikhail Gorbachev recounts the end of the Cold War and the reduction of nuclear arms.
Three Songs for Benazir
Released on: 2021-06-02
Documentary
The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced pe...
Restrepo
Released on: 2010-06-25
War, Documentary
Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army loca...
Disco and Atomic War
Released on: 2009-04-10
Documentary
A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of ...