The Star (2002 film)

Zvezda) is a 2002 Russian film directed by Nikolai Lebedev, a large modern project of Mosfilm.

It is based on a short story of the same name by Emmanuil Kazakevich, about a group of Soviet scouts working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II.

A team of Soviet scouts is sent behind enemy lines to find the location of the German armor forces.

During the battle, the team leader sends a radio message, telling the location of enemy armor.

Eddie Cockrell of Variety called it "an ordnance-packed war epic" and said that it was well made and might appeal to international audiences but that "Westerners have seen this formula before in Spielberg’s opus".