One-Two, Soldiers Were Going...
One-Two, Soldiers Were Going... (Russian: Аты-баты, шли солдаты..., romanized: Aty-baty, shli soldaty...) is a 1977 Soviet war film directed by Leonid Bykov.In the present-day storyline, Colonel Konstantin Svyatkin celebrates his recent promotion with colleagues when he receives a postcard inviting him to Podbednya station, where his father perished three decades earlier.On the train to Podbednya, he meets Anna Velenstovich, whose father, Junior Lieutenant Igor Suslin, died in the same battle.Anna, who arranged the gathering, and the local village leader hope to unite relatives of the fallen soldiers.Suslin’s platoon, including the experienced yet playful Svyatkin, is tasked with a critical mission: to hold the line and prevent the enemy from reaching the many wounded soldiers in the area, setting the stage for the sacrifice that would become the focus of commemoration decades later.