Zoya (2021): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2021, Zoya is a drama, war and history film directed by Maxim Brius, running about 105 minutes. “A Heroic Deed Of A Young Girl” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Fall of 1941. Freshly graduated from school, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya volunteers for a partisan unit. During an assignment, her comrades are ambushed, and she is captured by the Nazis. She endures hours of grueling interrogations and horrendous torture, but defiantly refuses to divulge any information that would compromise other units’ partisan missions. She doesn’t even tell her captors her real name. Zoya’s sacrifice was not in vain; it ignited fire in the hearts of millions of people and became the symbol of selfless heroism during WWII. She is one of the most celebrated heroes of that time.

Who’s in it. Zoya stars Anastasiya Mishina as Zoya, Anna Ukolova as Agrafena Smirnova, Wolfgang Cerny as Zommer and Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov as Sviridov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Zoya has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

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

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