Once in the Desert

Action, War

Available on VOD: TBA Q2 2025

Director: Andrey Kravchuk

Cast: Aleksandr Robak, Sergey Borodinov, Pavel Chinaryov, Igor Gordin

The ancient Syrian city Palmyra has recently been liberated from ISIS. A special War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team clears the way to the city one kilometre at a time from explosives left by the terrorists. But the closer the sappers get to the center of Palmyra, the more destructive are the explosives. Tension grows between the young team Captain and the most experienced of the EOD experts. And yet, when the team falls into an ambush and the Captain is kidnapped, it's the experienced sapper who sets out for his rescue.

• Indiatimes.com: Once in the Desert makes for a compelling watch from the very beginning. It has relentless and explosive action that unfolds regularly and is executed with clockwork precision. The film accomplishes its mission of giving its audience a realistic experience of gripping war thriller.
• Dienachtderlebendentexte.wordpress.com: Een waardevol en meeslepend oorlogsdrama op internationaal niveau.