Peshavar Waltz
| Peshavar Waltz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by |
Timur Bekmambetov Gennadi Kayumov |
| Produced by | Iskona Film |
| Written by |
Timur Bekmambetov Gennadi Kayumov |
| Starring |
Barry Kushner Viktor Verzhbitsky Aleksey Shemes |
| Music by | Alexander Voitinskyi |
| Cinematography |
Fyodor Aranyshev Sergei Trofimov |
Release dates | 1994 (Russia) |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Peshawar Waltz (Russian: Пешаварский вальс, Peshavarskiy val's), also known as Escape from Afghanistan is a 1994 Russian action film directed and written by Timur Bekmambetov. The film is a compelling depiction of war in Afghanistan, based on actual events: the uprising of Soviet captives taken place in Badaber, 24 km from the Peshawar, Pakistan. A later version of the film, Escape from Afghanistan, was released by Corman with an English language soundtrack as a direct-to-video production in 2002.
Plot summary
An American reporter and doctor (British and French in the original version) comes to a military base in Pakistan to document the P.O.W. conditions. While being there, the Soviet prisoners rise up and take over the base.
See also
External links
- Peshavar Waltz at AllMovie
- Peshavar Waltz at the Internet Movie Database
- Escape from Afghanistan at the Internet Movie Database
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