Kalashnikov AK-47
7.4/10
Rating
105 min
Runtime
2020
Release Year
Konstantin Buslov
Director
Cast
Yura Borisov, Olga Lerman, Artur Smolyaninov, Eldar Kalimulin, Vitaliy Khaev
Quick Synopsis
Set during World War II, this Russian military film follows Kalashnikov, a tank commander who is seriously wounded in battle in 1941 and becomes unable to continue fighting on the front lines. While recovering in a hospital, he starts designing the first sketches of a new weapon. At just 29 years old and without formal training, he invents the assault rifle that will later be known worldwide as the AK-47. The film was shot in Crimea during its occupation.
Detailed Synopsis of Kalashnikov AK-47
A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.
