1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.
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| Directing | Pavel Lungin | Director |
| Writing | Pavel Lungin | Screenplay |
| Production | Pavel Lungin | Producer |
| Production | Evgeniy Panfilov | Producer |
| Art | Sergey Fevralev | Production Design |
| Camera | Igor Grinyakin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alexandr Lungin | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kuzma Bodrov | Music |
| Sound | Dmitry Selipanov | Music |
| Sound | Pavel Stasenko | Sound Director |
| Sound | Konstantin Stetkevich | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexey Kamyshov | Costume Design |
| Production | Irina Lavrentieva | Casting Director |
| Camera | Nikita Semenov | Additional Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Pavel Bezborodov | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Sergey Muraviev | VFX Supervisor |