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The Ascent

7.919771h 50mMovieDramaWar

During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

DirectorLarisa Shepitko
WritersYuri Klepikov·Larisa Shepitko
ProducerWillie Geller

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
Availability shown for Canada · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Larisa Shepitko

BPBoris Plotnikov
Boris Plotnikov
Sotnikov
VGVladimir Gostyukhin
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Rybak
ASAnatoliy Solonitsyn
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Portnov, Collaborationist Interrogator
LPLyudmila Polyakova
Lyudmila Polyakova
Avginya Demchikha, the Mother
VGViktoriya Goldentul
Viktoriya Goldentul
Basya Meyer, the Girl
SYSergei Yakovlev
Sergei Yakovlev
Petr Sych, Village Elder
MVMariya Vinogradova
Mariya Vinogradova
Village Elder's Wife
MSMykola Sektymenko
Mykola Sektymenko
Stas Gomenyuk, Collaborationist Policeman
LYLeonid Yukhin
Leonid Yukhin
Partisan Commander
AZ
Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy
German Officer
VRVladimir Rudyy
Vladimir Rudyy
German Officer with Black Glasses
AC
Anatoli Chebotaryov
German Officer with Glasses

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The Ascent — streaming FAQ

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The Ascent is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, The Ascent is not on Netflix in Canada as of October 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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