Zoya
The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.
Cast
Nikolai Ryzhov
Zoya's Father
Vera Popova
Hostess of the house
Aleksey Batalov
Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Olga Khorkova
Khorkova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Mikhail Troyanovsky
The Head teacher (uncredited)
Rostislav Plyatt
German Soldier
Kseniya Tarasova
Zoya's Mother
Boris Poslavsky
Owl
Vladimir Volchik
Komsomol Secretary
Yekaterina Derevshchikova
Zoya's friend (uncredited)
Karl Gurnyak
Parisan (uncredited)
Vladimir Lippart
German Soldier (uncredited)
Galina Vodyanitskaya
Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya
Mariya Vinogradova
Vinogradova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Sergey Nikonov
Izotov, wounded partisan (uncredited)