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L'étoile Du Soldat
''L'Étoile du soldat'' is a French film by the director Christophe de Ponfilly, who made several movies and documentaries in Afghanistan. The film was released after his suicide in 2006. Synopsis The film retraces the steps of a Russian guitarist, Nikolaï, from a town outside Moscow. He has a poor relationship with his parents and when Nikolaï is drafted into the Russian army and sent to the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War, his father thinks this will make him into a real man. We are then shown how the Russian forces have established a base in a remote valley, from where they are trying to root out Mujahideen rebels fighting the Russian-backed regime in Kabul. The new Russian recruits are unprepared and unsure why and who they are fighting. Nikolaï witnesses an ugly incident where a Russian soldier tries to rape an Afghan woman, but she stabs and kills him. Torn in his loyalties, he motions for the woman to escape from his fellow Russian conscripts surrounding the village, since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe De Ponfilly
Christophe de Ponfilly (January 5, 1951 – May 16, 2006) was a French journalist, film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He was married to Florence Dauchez . Awards * Prix Albert-Londres 1985 (for ''Les Combattants de l'Insolence'') * Special jury prize, festival du scoop et du journalisme d’Angers (for ''Monsieur le Rabin'' - 1999) * Special jury prize, 14th global television festival, Japan. (for ''Massoud, l'afghan'' - 2000) * Planet Prize, Special jury prize, et Prize from the youth Jury, F.I.G.R.A.(for ''Massoud, l'afghan'' - 1998) * Best documentary, Festival dei Popoli (Florence) (''Massoud, l'afghan'' - 1998) * Grand Prize, festival Montagne et Aventure d'Autrans (''Massoud l'afghan'' - 2001) * C.F.A. prize, "best documentary of the year" (''Les Plumes font leur CirQue'') * Planète Câble prize, and special jury prize, F.I.G.R.A. (''Naître, des histoires banales mais belles'' - 1994) * UNESCO prize, International film and art festival, 1994 (''Do ré mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |