

It Happened in the Donbass
1945, Russian. Directed by Leonid Lukov.
The film is about the Soviet youth who fearlessly fight in the years of the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi invaders in the German-occupied Donbass and continue the work of their fathers, who in their time defended the Soviet Union.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Leonid LukovDirector
- Tatyana OkunevskayaNatasha Loginova
- Yelena TyapkinaDarya Timofeevna
- Vera AltayskayaMarusya Shelkoplyas
- Ivan PelttserAfanasy Petrovich Kulygin
- Ivan PereverzevStepan Andreyevich Ryabinin
- Vladimir BalashovCast
- Aleksey KonsovskiyCast
- Mikhail KuznetsovCast
- Inna MakarovaCast
- Yevgeni MorgunovCast
- Aleksandr MikhajlovBoris
- Yelena IzmailovaLisa
Details
- Released
- 11 July 1945
- Original title
- Это было в Донбассе
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Boris Gorbatov, Mikhail Bleiman, Sergei Antonov
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It Happened in the Donbass: quick answers
Is It Happened in the Donbass worth watching?
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How long is It Happened in the Donbass?
It Happened in the Donbass runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
Does It Happened in the Donbass have a post-credits scene?
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It Happened in the Donbass parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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Which OTT platform is It Happened in the Donbass on?
It Happened in the Donbass isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 1945. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like It Happened in the Donbass?
If you liked It Happened in the Donbass, try The Best in Hell, Bastards, The Kill Team.
Who directed It Happened in the Donbass?
It Happened in the Donbass (1945) was directed by Leonid Lukov and stars Tatyana Okunevskaya, Yelena Tyapkina, Vera Altayskaya.