First Squad: The Moment of Truth

First Squad: The Moment of Truth

2009 · 73 min · ★ 6.2 · Fantasy, Animation, Action, Science Fiction

Set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross.

Directed by Yoshiharu Ashino · Written by Misha Shprits

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