Overview

The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.

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Cast

Galina Vodyanitskaya

Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya

Rostislav Plyatt

German Soldier

Kseniya Tarasova

Zoya's Mother

Nikolai Ryzhov

Zoya's Father

Boris Poslavsky

Owl

Vladimir Volchik

Komsomol Secretary

Vera Popova

Hostess of the house

Yekaterina Derevshchikova

Zoya's friend (uncredited)

Aleksey Batalov

Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

Karl Gurnyak

Parisan (uncredited)

Olga Khorkova

Khorkova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)

Vladimir Lippart

German Soldier (uncredited)