The Ascent

You're a Soviet soldier trudging through Belorussian snow, foraging for food. But capture leads to interrogation, and one comrade breaks. Shepitko's final film transforms stark black and white into shades of moral gray. The film lingers.

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Larisa Shepitko directed The Ascent in 1977. See Larisa Shepitko's full filmography, where to start with Larisa Shepitko, or where to go after you've seen everything by Larisa Shepitko.

The Ascent was released in 1977 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.