Product Description

Created by the same studio that produced "Come and See", The Star is an action packed war adventure that has been favourably compared with recent Hollywood depictions of war and inhumanity. Set during the end of the Second World War, on the Polish front separating the Russian and German armies, The Star is the call sign for a Russian scout unit being sent behind enemy lines to spy on troop movements in the knowledge that two such units have already been despatched and vanished without trace. Almost from the start the film is charged with tension as the scouts use their tracking skills to avoid detection and their killing prowess to exterminate obstacles in their way, leading to an almost unbearable climax.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2683 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-02-05
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Dolby, PAL
• Original language: Russian
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Customer Reviews

Come and See is far superior!
I love films in general. I have a special taste for war films.

As the synopsis states, its about a team of Russian Special Forces going behing the lines in Poland. After about 30 Minutes you start to think what you're doing tonight and if you've had your teeth cleaned lately.

Quite frankly the main failing of this film is YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS. The reason for this is lack of story, acting and script.

On the bright side, the actions scenes are good as is the camerawork but really this film is a mess.

Go and see 'Come and See' instead.

A good, solid action film.
,The Star' is the heroic tale of a Soviet recon mission behind enemy lines during WW2. It is also my favourite Russian film. It's a solid, story-driven war film that literally "sticks to its guns" and doesn't lapse or morph into the ubiquitous Russian arthouse style that seems to permeate the genre. It wants to be, and is, an action film with convincing characters and a strong plot and it's nice to watch a "good old-fashioned" war film, that does what it says on the tin, without depressing morality messages or ultra-violent shock-tactics. We all know by now that war is hell - Let's just enjoy the movie.

A solid propaganda like war movie
Good war scenes, remembering The Iron Cross, but a little out to date point of view after Prestrojika. Perhaps correct title may be The RED Star