UN war film festival takes place at UN headquarters in Geneva Automatic translate

GENEVA. Yesterday, May 4, at the UN headquarters in Geneva, the Festival of War Films dedicated to the Great Patriotic War opened, prepared by Russia and Belarus on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory. As part of the event, viewers will be presented with 7 films that highlight the heroism of Soviet citizens in wartime.

The festival program included Soviet and modern films - “Stalingrad” directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, “Cranes are flying” by Mikhail Kalatozov, “Brest Fortress” by Alexander Kott, “The White Tiger” by Karen Shakhnazarov, “In the Fog” by Sergey Loznits, “The Fate of a Man” and “The Fate of Man” They fought for their homeland, ”directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. All pictures will be broadcast in the original language with English subtitles.

“These films convey to the viewer how everything really was, and not how they want to present the story of Russophobia. These are films that, if they were shot in Hollywood, would be preceded by the famous phrase “based on real events,” because all this is not fictional stories. This is all from beginning to end taken from life, ”said Alexei Borodavkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, who will present paintings to the public during festival days.

The military film festival, prepared jointly by Belarus and Russia, at the UN headquarters in Geneva will be held from May 4 to 8, inclusive.

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