Fortress of War (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, Fortress of War is an action, drama, war and history film directed by Alexander Kott, running about 138 minutes. “Surrender was not an option” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

Who’s in it. Fortress of War stars Andrey Merzlikin as Lieutenant Kizhevatov, Pavel Derevyanko as Yefim Fomin, Veronika Nikonova as Anya Kizhevatova and Evgeny Tsyganov as Pochernikov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Fortress of War has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $4.4M at the box office.

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. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Fortress of War page.

If you liked it. Fans of Fortress of War 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.