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Two Russian prisoners of the Chechen conflict sing Farewell to Slavianka, the song breaks into a full rendition overlooking the Chechen mountains, the older more experienced soldier breaks into tears... because the war he fights is meaningless, he will very likely die or be executed by the enemy...
Prisoner of the Mountains (Russian: Кавказский пленник, Kavkazskiy plennik, Prisoner of the Caucasus (U.K. title) is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov. It was released in the United States in 1996. The film based on A Prisoner of the Caucasus by the noted Russian writer Leo Tolstoy was released in some 15 countries worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_the_Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains (Russian: Кавказский пленник, Kavkazskiy plennik, Prisoner of the Caucasus (U.K. title) is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov. It was released in the United States in 1996. The film based on A Prisoner of the Caucasus by the noted Russian writer Leo Tolstoy was released in some 15 countries worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_the_Mountains
Been ages since I heard it last, and there's nothing harder than trying to find a song without knowing its name and lyrics. Love it!
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