Para aktor seperti Aleksey Shevchenkov dan Aleksandr Bukharov tidak memerankan "pahlawan". Mereka memerankan manusia biasa: takut, lapar, dan bingung. Ada satu adegan sunyi di mana seorang prajurit membaca surat dari istri yang tidak akan pernah bisa dibalasnya. Adegan ini lebih menyayat hati daripada ledakan bom apapun.
Directed by Igor Kopylov, the film is based on the award-winning novel by Vyacheslav Kondratiev. Unlike many mainstream war movies that focus on well-known victories, this film focuses on the "Rzhev Meat Grinder"—a series of brutal, often overlooked battles in 1942 near the town of Rzhev. nonton film unknown battle exclusive