The screening program of the 23rd Shanghai international film festival includes five Russian films, including the military drama "Rzhev". In total, the film was shown at the film festival five times. Tickets for all five screenings were sold out before the opening of the film festival.

Chinese viewers were not indifferent to the film, many noted the quality of filming and the deep meaning of the tape:

-This film allowed me to better understand the level of film production in Russia. In terms of the quality of filming, this is a great film, the footage of the battle is truly amazing. In fact, this film is not only about fighting, about the battle itself, it has a lot of reflections on the spirit of people, on their light and dark sides, which made the picture very deep.

-A very honest and serious film. Each soldier is a living and integral character. In the film there are reflections on the then political environment in the USSR, but the Director did not try to draw direct conclusions. He made the audience think about it on their own. Everyone will have their own opinion and impressions after viewing the film.

-All soldiers are different from each other. Someone was a student before the war, someone was a hardened thief, someone was a Professor, someone worked as a driver. But love for the Motherland United them. War turns the world into hell. We need to cherish peace, to defend peace in the world.

The Shanghai international film festival has been held since 1993. Over the years, the festival has witnessed the development of Chinese cinema, and has also become a platform for international exchange and cultural cooperation in the field of cinema. The program of the Shanghai film festival this year includes 320 films that are shown in 29 cinemas in the city, 200 of them are premieres — Chinese, Asian or even world.