The Red Ghost (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, The Red Ghost is a drama, war and history film directed by Andrey Bogatyrev, running about 96 minutes. “The snow will be painted red with Nazi blood.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. December 30, 1941. Vyazma ('Vyazemsky cauldron') is a small detachment of Soviet soldiers, by fatal coincidence, in an unequal battle with a special unit of the Wehrmacht. However, none of them think about giving up. Each of them was ready to sacrifice his life in order to protect his native land. None of these brave people was born a hero. The myth of the red ghost is a heroic deed without a soldier's Soviet soldier in the Great Patriotic War who instilled in the animals, deadly fear of German soldiers. In place of one of the dead hero was inserted another, and the born myth of the invincible Soviet soldier. The film 'The Red Ghost' is about the hope that each soldier will have.

Who’s in it. The Red Ghost stars Aleksei Shevchenkov as «Red ghost», Vladimir Gostyukhin as «Ded», Yuriy Borisov as «Prostachyok» and Polina Chernyshova as Vera, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, The Red Ghost has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Red Ghost page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Red Ghost tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.