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
Vladimir Lippart
German Soldier (uncredited)
Mikhail Troyanovsky
The Head teacher (uncredited)
Sergey Nikonov
Izotov, wounded partisan (uncredited)
Galina Vodyanitskaya
Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya
Aleksey Batalov
Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Karl Gurnyak
Parisan (uncredited)
Rostislav Plyatt
German Soldier
Nikolai Ryzhov
Zoya's Father
Vera Popova
Hostess of the house
Kseniya Tarasova
Zoya's Mother
Boris Poslavsky
Owl
Yekaterina Derevshchikova
Zoya's friend (uncredited)
Olga Khorkova
Khorkova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Mariya Vinogradova
Vinogradova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Vladimir Volchik
Komsomol Secretary