# The Ascent (1977)

> Two Soviet partisans trapped behind enemy lines confront starvation, capture, and the cost of preserving their humanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33863

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Larisa Shepitko
- Cast: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul, Sergei Yakovlev, Mariya Vinogradova, Mykola Sektymenko
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075404/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, austere, harrowing, serious film night, arthouse viewing

## Synopsis

Two partisans struggle against the elements and their own minds in a war-torn landscape.

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