Zoya

1h 35min

War

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Soyuzdetfilm

TsOKS

Cast

Galina Vodyanitskaya

Galina Vodyanitskaya

Zoya Kosmodem'yanskaya
Rostislav Plyatt

Rostislav Plyatt

German Soldier
Yekaterina Skvortsova

Yekaterina Skvortsova

Zoya as a child
Kseniya Tarasova

Kseniya Tarasova

Zoya's Mother
Nikolai Ryzhov

Nikolai Ryzhov

Zoya's Father
Vladimir Volchik

Vladimir Volchik

Komsomol Secretary
Vera Popova

Vera Popova

Hostess of the house
Tamara Altseva

Tamara Altseva

Anna Sergeevna, Zoya's Teacher
Zoya Zhukova

Zoya Zhukova

Zina, Zoya's classmate
Nikolai Bogatyryov

Nikolai Bogatyryov

Petya Vasilev
Vladimir Podgornyy

Vladimir Podgornyy

German Officer
Yekaterina Derevshchikova

Yekaterina Derevshchikova

Zoya's friend (uncredited)
Aleksey Batalov

Aleksey Batalov

Alyosha Batalov, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Karl Gurnyak

Karl Gurnyak

Parisan (uncredited)
Olga Khorkova

Olga Khorkova

Khorkova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Vladimir Lippart

Vladimir Lippart

German Soldier (uncredited)
Mikhail Troyanovsky

Mikhail Troyanovsky

The Head teacher (uncredited)
Mariya Vinogradova

Mariya Vinogradova

Vinogradova, Zoya's classmate (uncredited)
Sergey Nikonov

Sergey Nikonov

Izotov, wounded partisan (uncredited)

Release date

23rd Nov 1944

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Pусский