An excellent example of semi-fiction!!

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 2011)

Great watch!! A very well made movie that depicts the story of a great hero and outlines the true events during WW2, when the third-Reich was pressing against a meeker red army at Stalingrad. An excellent example of semi-fiction, the movie's central theme being a battle of human-emotions and the love-for-the-country. Lays out the idea of a true socialistic existence; where the needs of the many outweighs that of one or few. And alternately shows a love triangle between soldiers of the motherland. "Vaslli Zaitsev (Jude Law)"- a simple Russian soldier who is an excellent marksman, becomes a major hurdle for the Germans and a ray of hope for Russia. His abilities as a sniper lead him to finding love in a comrade, jealousy in a friend and a true-adversary in a time when a soldier was just a means to an end.
Excellent performances by Jude Law, Ed Harris and others. Great direction, of an unbelievable story of heroism. Overall a marvelous piece of work.
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