The film reflects well the historical events and a cruel shock from the destruction of a peaceful life and from a misunderstanding WHY they were attacked! In real historical documents on the defense of the Brest Fortress, there were even more heroic and shocking moments than in the film. It is impossible to accommodate everything in one film, it is necessary to remove a large cycle. Therefore, the film uses some "cliches". Not all actors played flawlessly. Probably without this it was impossible to do, but all the same thanks to the authors for their work!

War movies based on true events are always something special because you can feel the suffering and the absurdity of war. Most of World War II movies are about well known battles like Normandy, Obama Beach, The Ardennes and so on, but I prefer watching more unknown battles because they have the right to be remembered also. In this movie we get another untold story about the Soviet troops defending the Brest fortress against the German Nazi invasion. We will never know how accurate those battles are. It's a Soviet movie so it might been shot as Soviet propaganda. But the least we can say is that this movie is very well done. Not the usual goodlooking Hollywood stars playing a war hero, but actual day-to-day normal looking people, like you and me, acting in some very captivating scenes. I don't know if those actors are famous in their fatherland but they sure did a hell of a good job. Probably not with a huge budget, they still managed to make it look pretty real. The story about this East front battle is special, sometimes told with a narrating voice of a kid that survived this hell, and will certainly have your attention. After Anthropoid and Kajaki, another great war movie that won't leave you without emotion.

Good WW2 drama.Based on the German attack on the Brest fortress during the opening days of the German-Russian theatre of WW2. Very gritty: the impact of war on people, esp civilians, is palpable. Also demonstrates how war shatters lives and relationships.Not perfect though: treatment of the Germans is a bit heavy-handed and one-dimensional. They're all shown to be brutal, unthinking thugs, while the Russians - of course, being a Russian film - are perfect human beings. Does have a ring of propaganda to it.Good performances all round.

Defense of Brest Fortress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about a 1941 battle between Germany and the USSR. For Polish-German battle of 1939, see Battle of Brześć Litewski. Battle of Brest Part of the Eastern Front of World War IIThe eastern front at the time of the Battle of Brest. Date 22–30 June, 1941 Location Brest, Soviet Union Result German victory Belligerents Germany Soviet Union Commanders and leadersFritz Schlieper various, notably Pyotr Gavrilov, Ivan Zubachyov and Yefim Fomin (23 June-30) Strength over 17,000-20,000 3,000-7,000-8,000 Casualties and losses 414 dead 400 captured- 7,000Eastern FrontOperation Barbarossa The defence of Brest Fortress took place 22–30 June 1941. It was one of the first battles of Operation Barbarossa. The Brest Fortress was defended by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht, held out longer than expected, and became a symbol of Soviet resistance during the Great Patriotic War. In 1965 the fortress received the title of Hero Fortress for the 1941 defence.Some facts have to be set right...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Brest_Fortress