The Edge (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, The Edge is a drama, adventure, romance and history film directed by Alexey Uchitel, running about 115 minutes.

What it’s about. The action takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Siberian hinterland, among Russians and Germans with damaged personal stories and a strange transformation: the victors seem to be crawling into the skins of the defeated, and vice versa. Ignat, is the embodiment of the larger-than-life image of the Soviet victorious warrior who, in fact, proves to be shell-shocked, sick and broken, although not completely destroyed. Trains become fetish for the heroes of the film, and speed becomes a mania; they virtually become one with their steam engines, while the machines take on human names. The heroes set up an almost fatal race in the Siberian forest, risking their own lives and those of others.

Who’s in it. The Edge stars Yulia Peresild as Sofya, Vladimir Mashkov as Ignat, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Oleksiy Horbunov as Kolyvanov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, The Edge has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $5.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In GB you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Edge page.

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