Kandagar

Kandagar
Film poster
Directed byAndrey Kavun
Screenplay byAndrey Kavun
Produced by
Starring
Edited byGabriella Cristiani
Music byRichard Horowitz
Darin Sysoev
Release date
  • 4 February 2010 (2010-02-04)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesRussian
Dari
Budget$7 million
Box office$15 million

Kandagar (Russian: Кандагар; also known as Kandahar) is a 2010 Russian historical action film detailing the escape of a Russian crew from the captivity of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in 1996. The film stars some of Russia's most famous actors, Vladimir Mashkov, Andrei Panin and Alexander Baluyev. The movie is based on the Russian pilot Vladimir Sharpatov's diary. The film was released in Russia on April 4, 2010. The Andrey Kavun film is the first to depict Russians in Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal from the country.