Panfilov's 28 Men (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Panfilov's 28 Men is an action, drama, war and history film directed by Kim Druzhinin, running about 105 minutes.

What it’s about. USSR, Late November, 1941. Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army's newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the battle, this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight soldiers of the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division, under the command of General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though armed only with standard issue Mosin-Nagant infantry rifles and DP and PM-M1910 machine guns, all useless against tanks, and with wholly inadequate RPG-40 anti-tank grenades and PTRD-41 anti-tank rifles, they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.

Who’s in it. Panfilov's 28 Men stars Azamat Nigmanov as Musabek Sengirbaev, Alexey Morozov as Vasiliy Klochkov, Yakiv Kucherevskyi as Serzhant Dobrobabin and Oleg Fyodorov as Grigory Shemyakin, foreman, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Panfilov's 28 Men has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Cineverse Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Panfilov's 28 Men page.

If you liked it. Fans of Panfilov's 28 Men tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.