Zoya (1944)

  • NR
  • 11/23/1944 (RU)
  • War, Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

The 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.

Lev Arnshtam

Director, Writer

Boris Chirskov

Writer

Cast

Galina Vodyanitskaya's headshot

Galina Vodyanitskaya

Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya
Rostislav Plyatt's headshot

Rostislav Plyatt

German Soldier
Yekaterina Skvortsova's headshot

Yekaterina Skvortsova

Zoya as a child
Kseniya Tarasova's headshot

Kseniya Tarasova

Zoya's Mother
Nikolai Ryzhov's headshot

Nikolai Ryzhov

Zoya's Father
Aleksandr Kuznetsov's headshot

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Boris Fomin
Boris Poslavsky's headshot

Boris Poslavsky

Owl
Vladimir Volchik's headshot

Vladimir Volchik

Komsomol Secretary

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