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Movie, 2026

Saving Bella

IMDb 4.8, 103 min, War, History, Drama, Russia

December 1941. Leningrad. A soldier is assigned to guard the city zoo in the midst of World War II. There, among starving workers and dying animals, he forms an unexpected bond with Bella the hippo. As the siege tightens, this fragile connection becomes his only anchor, forcing him to choose between survival and compassion in a world falling apart.

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DirectorAnton Bogdanov
WritersMikhail Shulyatiev, Mariya Zatulovskaya, Anton Bogdanov, Alexandra Ilyina, Artem Mikhaylov, Dmitry Pinchukov
GenreWar, History, Drama
Runtime103 min
ReleasedThu, Feb 19, 2026
CountryRussia
IMDBtt36109528

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