Zoya
1944 · Movie · 95 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
Zoya is the inspirational true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life. The film's English-language version was prepared by Howard Fast, who was later egregiously blacklisted for his "pro-Red" activities. (Hal Erickson: All Movie Guide)
Direction Lev Arnshtam
Cast Galina Vodyanitskaya · Yekaterina Skvortsova · Nikolai Ryzhov · Kseniya Tarasova · Anatoliy Kuznetsov · Tamara Altseva · Aleksey Batalov
Soundtrack Dmitri Shostakovich
Screenplay Lev Arnshtam · Boris Chirskov
Cinematography Aleksandr Shelenkov
Original title Zoya
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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