List of Soviet–Afghan War films

Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Soviet–Afghan War. This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1][2][3][4][5]

## 1980s

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Year  | Country  | Main title
(Alternative title) | Original title
(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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1983  | Afghanistan
Soviet Union  | Hot Summer in Kabul | Жаркое лето в Кабуле | Ali Hamroyev
Wali Latifi  | Action, Drama, War.
1985  | United States  | Spies Like Us |  | John Landis | Adventure, Comedy.
1986  | Soviet Union  | The person who did the interview | Человек, который брал интервью | Yuri Marukhin | Mystery, Thriller. Aleksandr Kaverznev
1986  | Switzerland
Pakistan
United Kingdom  | The Tragedy of the Afghan | پشتو - غم افغان
Le deuil de l'Afghan
Die Trauer der Afghanen
Ghame Afghan | Mark Rissi
Zmarai Kasi  | Drama, War.
1986  | Italy  | Days of Hell | I giorni dell'inferno | Tonino Ricci | Action, War.
1987  | Soviet Union  | Through the Grass Barefoot | По траве босиком | Anton Vasilev  | Musical.
1987  | United Kingdom  | The Living Daylights |  | John Glen | Action, Adventure, Thriller. Based on a short story Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
1988  | Soviet Union  | Shuravi | Шурави | Sergey Nilov  | Drama, War. Based on a novel Gray-haired soldier.
1988  | United States  | The Beast |  | Kevin Reynolds | Adventure, Drama, War. Based on the play Nənawā́te.
1988  | United States  | Rambo III |  | Peter MacDonald | Action, Adventure, Thriller.
1989  | Soviet Union  | Cargo 300 | Груз 300 | Georgiy Kuznetsov | Drama, War.
1989  | Italy
United States  | Afganistan - The Last War Bus | L'ultimo bus di guerra | Pierluigi Ciriaci | Action, War.
1989  | Soviet Union  | Scorched by Kandahar | Опалённые Кандагаром | Yuri Sabitov  | Action.
1989  | Soviet Union  | Lucky | Счастливчик | Valentin Mishatkin |

## 1990s

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Year  | Country  | Main title
(Alternative title) | Original title
(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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1990  | Soviet Union  | Sabotage | Təxribat
Диверсия | Eldar Quliyev | Drama.
1990  | Soviet Union  | Nautilus | Наутилус | Vladimir Shamshurin | Drama.
1991  | Soviet Union  | Two steps to silence | Два шага до тишины | Yuri Tupitsky | Drama, War.
1991  | Soviet Union  | Gorge of Spirits | Ущелье духов | Sergey Nilov  | Action.
1991  | Soviet Union  | Caravan of Death | Караван смерти | Ivan Solovov | Action.
1991  | Soviet Union  | Afghan | Афганец | Vladimir Mazur | Action.
1991  | Russia
Italy  | Afghan Breakdown | Афганский излом | Vladimir Bortko | War.
1991  | Russia  | Leg | Нога | Nikita Tyagunov | Action, Drama, War. Based on a novel The Leg.
1992  | Ukraine  | American boy | Америкэн бой | Boris Kvashnev  | Action, Thriller.
1992  | Russia
Syria  | Destroy the Thirtieth! | Тридцатого уничтожить! | Viktor Dotsenko  | Action. Based on a novel Destroy the Thirtieth!
1993  | Russia  | Black Shark | Чёрная акула | Vitaliy Lukin | Action. Kamov Ka-50
1994  | Ukraine  | Afghan 2 | Афганец 2 | Vladimir Mazur | Action.
1994  | Russia  | Peshavar Waltz | Пешаварский вальс | Timur Bekmambetov
Gennadiy Kayumov  | War. Badaber uprising
1995  | Russia  | A Moslem | Мусульманин | Vladimir Khotinenko | Drama.
1997  | Moldova  | Ricochet | Рикошет | Igor Talpa | Action.
1997  | Moldova
Bulgaria
Russia  | Deserter | Дезертир | Yuriy Muzyka  | Drama.

## 2000s

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Year  | Country  | Main title
(Alternative title) | Original title
(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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2004  | Afghanistan
France  | Earth and Ashes | خاکستر و خاک | Atiq Rahimi | Drama. Based on a novel Earth and Ashes.
2005  | Russia
Ukraine
Finland  | The 9th Company | 9 рота | Fyodor Bondarchuk | Action, Drama, History, War. Battle for Hill 3234
2006  | France
Germany
Afghanistan  | The Soldier's Star | L'étoile du soldat | Christophe de Ponfilly | Drama, History, War.
2007  | Russia  | Cargo 200 | Груз 200 | Aleksei Balabanov | Crime, Drama, Thriller.
2007  | United States
Germany  | Charlie Wilson's War |  | Mike Nichols | Biography, Comedy, Drama, History. Based on the book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History. Charlie Wilson, Gust Avrakotos, Operation Cyclone
2007  | United Kingdom
China
United States  | The Kite Runner |  | Marc Forster | Drama. Based on a novel The Kite Runner.
2008  | Russia  | I'm standing on the edge | На краю стою | Edward Topol
Munid Zakirov
Rauf Kubayev  | Action, Drama.

## 2010s

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Year  | Country  | Main title
(Alternative title) | Original title
(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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2010  | Russia  | The Afghan Caravan | Белый песок | Andres Puustusmaa
Murad Aliev | Action.
2011  | Kazakhstan
Russia  | Returning to the 'A' | Возвращение в «А» | Egor Konchalovsky | Drama, War.
2012  | Uzbekistan  | Afg'on | Немой Дом
Афгон | Yalkin Tuychiev | Drama.
2016  | Uzbekistan  | Autumn details | Xazonrezgi
Подробности осени | Zulfiqor Musoqov  | Comedy, Romance.
2019  | Russia  | Leaving Afghanistan | Братство | Pavel Lungin | Action, Drama, War.

## 2020s

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Year  | Country  | Main title
(Alternative title) | Original title
(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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2022  | Russia  | Immortals | Бессмертные | Tigran Keosayan | Drama.

## Television films

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Year  | Country  | Main title
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(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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1988  | Soviet Union  | Don't Forget to Look Back | Не забудь оглянуться | Aleksandr Voropaev  | Romance.

## TV Series

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Year  | Country  | Main title
(Alternative title) | Original title
(Original script) | Director  | Subject

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1988  | Soviet Union  | All Costs Paid | За всё заплачено | Alexey Saltykov | Drama. Based on a novel All Costs Paid.
2002-8  | Russia  | Two destinies | Две судьбы | Vladimir Krasnopolsky
Valeriy Uskov | Drama.
2004  | Russia
Kazakhstan  | Gentlemen officers | Господа офицеры | Andrei Kravchuk | Action, Adventure, Drama.
2004  | Russia  | Sarmat | Сармат | Igor Talpa | Action.
2006  | Russia  | Officers | Офицеры | Murad Aliev | Drama.
2008  | Russia  | The Afghan Ghost | Афганский призрак | Oleg Fomin
Pavel Malkov  | Action, Crime, Drama, War.
2010  | Russia  | Caravan Hunters | Охотники за караванами | Sergey Chekalov  | Drama, War.
2013-18  | United States  | The Americans |  |  | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
2018  | Russia  | The Fortress in Badaber | Крепость Бадабер | Kirill Belevich  | Drama, War. Badaber uprising
2018  | Russia  | Blackout | Ненастье | Sergei Ursuliak | Drama.
2018  | Russia  | Operation Muhabbat | Операция «Мухаббат» | Oleg Fomin | Crime.
2019  | Kazakhstan  | Kebenek | Кебенек
Рожденный в рубашке | Sanzhar Omarov  |
2022  | United States  | The Old Man |  |  | Action, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel The Old Man.
2024  | Russia  | Return at any cost | Вернуть любой ценой | Timur Alpatov  | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel PPZH. Field wife.

* v
* t
* e

Soviet–Afghan War

* Part of the Afghan conflict and the Cold War

Belligerents|

| Alliance|

* Soviet Union
* Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

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Mujahideen|

* Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen
* Jamiat-e Islami
* Shura-e Nazar
* Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
* Maktab al-Khidamat
* Hezb-e Islami Khalis
* Hezb-e Wahdat
* Ittehad i-Islami

Leaders|

| Alliance|

* Leonid Brezhnev
* Yuri Andropov
* Konstantin Chernenko
* Mikhail Gorbachev
* Babrak Karmal
* Mohammad Najibullah
* Abdul Rashid Dostum

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Mujahideen|

* Ahmad Shah Massoud
* Abdul Ali Mazari
* Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
* Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
* Abdul Haq
* Abdul Rahim Wardak
* Burhanuddin Rabbani

Events by year|

* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

Military operations|

* Operation Storm-333
* Siege of Khost
* Panjshir offensives
* Siege of Urgun
* Battle of Maravar Pass
* Badaber uprising
* Battles of Zhawar
* Battle of Jaji
* Battle of Arghandab (1987)
* Operation Magistral
* Battle for Hill 3234
* Operation Arrow
* Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan

Civilian protests|

* 3 Hoot uprising
* Kabul students' uprising

Related topics|

* Soviet aircraft losses
* War in popular culture
* Military equipment used by Mujahideen
* Afghanistan War Memorial, Kyiv
* Raids inside the Soviet Union during the war

Films about war|

* List of films
* The 9th Company
* Afghan Breakdown
* Afghantsi
* All Costs Paid
* The Beast
* Cargo 200
* Charlie Wilson's War
* The Kite Runner
* Leaving Afghanistan
* The Living Daylights
* The Magic Mountain
* Peshavar Waltz
* Rambo III
* Pictures from Afghanistan (documentary)
* Bitter Lake (documentary)

* Category

## References

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1. ^ Trofimenkov, Michael (17 February 2019). "Вышли, но не дошли". kommersant.
2. ^ Ivanenko, Aleksey (2020). "Шурави и душман в пространстве отечественной кинорефлексии". Вестник Северного (Арктического) Федерального Университета. Серия: Гуманитарные И Социальные Науки (3): 48–59.
3. ^ Ivanenko, Alexei (2020). "Аксиологические аспекты афганской войны в рецепции советского кино". Научная электронная библиотека.
4. ^ Zorkin, A; Kozlov, Nikolay (2022). "Афганская война в фильмах 1979-1989 годов". Научная электронная библиотека.
5. ^ Vitko, A (2021). ""Образ врага" Афганской войны 1979-1989 гг. в отечественном и зарубежном кинематографе". Научная электронная библиотека.

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