Evgeniy BARKHANOV
Евгений БАРХАНОВ
Evgueni BARKHANOV
Russia, 2022, 54mn 
documentary
Posledniy boy Ilshata Garaykhanova
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Последний бой Ильшата Гарайханова

 

 The Last Fight of Ilshat Garaikhanov

 Le Dernier Combat d'Ilchat Garaïkhanov

 
Directed by : Evgeniy BARKHANOV (Евгений БАРХАНОВ)
Writing credits : Evgeniy BARKHANOV (Евгений БАРХАНОВ)
Cinematography : Sergey NESTEROV (Сергей НЕСТЕРОВ)
Sound : Viktor BRUS (Виктор БРУС)
Produced by : Larisa MOISEEVA (Лариса МОИСЕЕВА)
Companies : АНО ТКО «МинАкультуры» / MinAkultury Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Creative Film Association
 

Plot synopsis
During a fierce battle in the Afghan province of Bamiyan in August 1982, a battalion of Soviet paratroopers suffers heavy losses. Miraculously, they manage to escape the Dushman ambush. A check of the personnel reveals that Private Ilshat Garaykhanov is not among the living and the dead, he has gone missing. In the course of recent search expeditions to Afghanistan, it was possible to arrange a personal meeting with the commander of the Mujahideen, who led that battle. He reveals the drama of those events and gives details that become a vivid addition to the memoirs of Ilshat Garaykhanov’s colleagues.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- War in contemporary Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025
- Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Moscow (Russia), 2023

Images
 
https://youtu.be/JN4tbLXcYck