On Black Ice

A group of Belarusian anti-Soviet insurgents from the failed Slutsk Defence Action wanders through forests, fleeing the from the surrounding Bolshevik army. To escape captivity or death in battle with a subsequent identification of their bodies and retaliation against their families, the insurgents decide to commit group suicide in a place hidden from the Bolsheviks.

Release Date

January 1, 1995

Status

Released

Original Title

На чорных лядах

Runtime

1h 6min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Belarusian, Russian

Production Companies

Belarusfilm