August. Eighth

August. Eighth Error creating thumbnail: File missing Film poster Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russia Directed by Dzhanik Fayziev Release Date 2012 Language Russian Studio Glavkino Dago Productions Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Fox International Productions Main Cast Character Actor Kseniya Svetlana Ivanova Lekha Maksim Matveev Zaur Egor Beroev Tyoma Artyom Fadeev Egor Aleksandr Oleshko Seryoga Sergey Nazarov Cpt. Ilya Khasan Baroev Prezident Vladimir Vdovichenkov

August. Eighth (Russian Title: Avgust. Vosmogo / Август. Восьмого) is a 2012 Russian film directed by Dzhanik Fayziev. A young woman sent her son to South Ossetia to visit her ex-husband and his parents. Soon she comes in South Ossetia too. But the 2008 South Ossetia War began. Now she is trying to save her son and to survive in the hell of war.

The following weapons are featured in the film August. Eighth:

Pistols

Stechkin APS

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Russian Stechkin APS - 9x18mm Makarov

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Stechkin APS can be seen in holster

Assault Rifles

AKS-74U

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AKS-74U (also referred to as the "AKSU" or 'Krinkov') - 5.45x39mm

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One of the Russian soldiers armed with the AKS-74U

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Russian tank crew member armed with the AKS-74U

AK-74M

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AK-74M - 5.45x39mm

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Russian soldier to the left armed with the AK-74M

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Cpt. Ilya (Khasan Baroev) holds the AK-74M assault rifle. By the way it looks like a rubber version.

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Russian soldier carries the AK-74M assault rifle with mounted GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher

AK-105

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AK-105 - 5.45x39mm.

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South Ossetian militiaman gives an AK-105 assault rifle to Kazbek Nikolaevich (Aleksey Guskov)

AKM

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AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm

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Cpt. Ilya (Khasan Baroev) holds his AKM

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Russian soldier to the right armed with the AKM. Note that the cleaning rod is missing.

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Russian scout holds his AKM

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Seryoga (Sergey Nazarov) holds his AKM

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Commander of the scouts Lekha (Maksim Matveev) fires his AKM with mounted GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher at Georgian soldier.

M4A1 Carbine

Throughout the course of the film Georgian troops are seen armed and using M4A1 carbines as their primary weapon.

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Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm.

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Georgian soldier (Aleksandr Hoshabaev) holds his M4A1 Carbine

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In the same scene another Georgian soldier can be seen with M4A1 Carbine

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Georgian soldier fires his M4A1 carbine at Russian scouts armored cars.

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Georgian soldiers with their M4A1 carbines.

Sniper Rifle

SVD Dragunov

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SVD Dragunov - 7.62x54mm R.

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Seryoga (Sergey Nazarov) holds the SVD rifle

Machine Guns

PK Machine Gun

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PK Machine Gun, note the larger curved gas block and the thicker fluted barrel that was found on the original weapon - 7.62x54mm R

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Russian soldier fires his PK Machine Gun at Georgian troops

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Same episode

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Another one

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Georgian soldier fires the PK machine gun at Russian troops

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Close up firing PK

PKT Machine Gun

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PKT machine gun with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mm R

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PKT Machine Gun mounted in T-72 gun turret

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Georgian T-72 fires PKT machine gun

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PKT machine gun mounted in BTR-80 gun turret

NSVT heavy machine gun

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NSV-T heavy machine gun mounted on a Ukrainian T-84 - 12.7x107mm

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NSVT heavy machine gun mounted on T-72 gun turret

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Russian T-72 tank with the NSVT mounted on its gun turret

KPVT heavy machine gun

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KPVT heavy machine gun - 14.5x114mm

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Georgian BTR-80 armoured personnel carrier fires the KPVT Heavy Machine Gun

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Russian BRT-80 armoured personnel carrier

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2

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GSh-30-2 - 30x165 mm

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Russian Mi-24P Hind-F with a fixed side-mounted 30mm GSh-30K twin-barrel cannon. This helicopter also armed with the 80-mm S-8 unguided rockets

Grenades

F-1 Hand Grenade

F-1 high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

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Lekha throws the F-1 hand grenade.

Grenade Launchers

GP-25 Grenade Launcher

Lekha can be seen using a GP-25 grenade launcher mounted under his AKM rifle.

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GP-25 grenade launcher 40mm mounted on AKM 7.62x39mm

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GP-25 grenade launcher - 40mm

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Close up GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher. Note the blank cartridges in AKM magazine.

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Lekha holds his AKM assault rifle with mounted GP-25

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A caseless 40mm grenade is clearly visible in GP-25's muzzle. Also note the blank fire adapter on the AKM barrel.

RPG-7

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RPG-7 - 40mm

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Georgian soldier armed with the RPG-7 grenade launcher

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Russian soldier holds the RPG-7 grenade launcher

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Georgian soldier fires RPG-7 grenade launcher at a Russian T-72 tank. Note he's firing the RPG without a grenade loaded.

RPG-26

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RPG-26 - 72.5mm

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Russian soldier fires RPG-26 grenade launcher at Georgian T-72 tank.

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Georgian soldier fires RPG-26 grenade launcher.

Trivia

122-mm D-30 howitzer

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Georgian 122-mm D-30 howitzers in the foreground. Also you can see 100-mm air defense guns KS-19 in the background

BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle

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Hummer H2 mocked up as GAZ-2330 "Tigr"

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Hummer H2 mocked up as Russian GAZ-2330 "Tigr" high-mobility multipurpose military armored vehicle.

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Fake GAZ-2330 "Tigr"

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Fake GAZ-2330 "Tigr"

Real GAZ-2330 "Tigr"

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Some real GAZ-2330s were used in this movie too.

Otokar Cobra

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This Georgian Otokar Cobra armoured vehicle was actually captured by Russian troops and later took part in this movie

T-72BV main battle tank

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BM-21 Grad

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Russian 122 mm multiple rocket launcher BM-21 Grad

Mil Mi-17 Hip

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Russian Mil Mi-17 Hip transport helicopter armed with the 80-mm S-8 unguided rockets.

Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot

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The group of Russian Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft attacking Georgian troops