Angels of War

Plot

In November, at the very beginning of the terrible winter of 1941, when the blockade ring closes around Leningrad, a group of young iceboat athletes goes out onto the thin, not yet formed ice. The mission to deliver ammunition turns into an operation to save orphans from an orphanage who were not evacuated in time. Former rivals in regatta sports must now turn into a real united team in order to survive themselves and give hope to everyone else.

About Angels of War

Angels of War (Russian: Ангелы Ладоги, lit. 'Angels of Ladoga') is a 2026 Russian war drama film directed by Alexander Kott, it tells the story of the heroic deeds of iceboat sailors during the Siege of Leningrad. In November 1941, the heroes evacuate children across the thin ice of Lake Ladoga. The film stars Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Roman Evdokimov, Viktor Dobronravov, and Kseniya Treyster. Angels of War was the opening film of the 48th Moscow International Film Festival, where it premiered on April 16, 2026. This film was theatrically released in Russia on April 23, 2026, by Central Partnership.

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