The Deserter
1990, Russian. Directed by Vadym Kostromenko.
On New Year's Eve, Sergeant Lukov fell behind his unit and stayed on a deserted highway, where he was picked up by a bus with artists from a provincial theater. This is how Lukov met Masha, a costume designer, and found himself in the city. By chance on the street he ran into a former colleague Tabakin, who committed a crime in the army and managed to escape punishment...
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- Russian
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- Released
- 4 January 1990
- Original title
- Дезертир
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Igor Bolgarin, Dmitri Kostromenko
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The Deserter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1990. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Deserter?
The Deserter (1990) was directed by Vadym Kostromenko and stars Sergey Chonishvili, Vsevolod Shilovsky, Nina Avasapova.