Zoya

The story

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 & crew

Galina VodyanitskayaZoya Kosmodem'yanskaya

Rostislav PlyattGerman Soldier

Yekaterina Skvortsova

Yekaterina SkvortsovaZoya as a child

Kseniya TarasovaZoya's Mother

Nikolai RyzhovZoya's Father

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandr KuznetsovBoris Fomin

Boris PoslavskyOwl

Vladimir VolchikKomsomol Secretary

Vera PopovaHostess of the house

Tamara Altseva

Tamara AltsevaAnna Sergeevna, Zoya's Teacher

Zoya Zhukova

Zoya ZhukovaZina, Zoya's classmate

Nikolai Bogatyryov

Nikolai BogatyryovPetya Vasilev