After the death of his father, Svyatoslav I, ruler of Kievan, the young Viking prince Vladimir of Novgorod is forced into exile across the frozen sea to escape his treacherous half-brother Yaropolk, who has murdered his older brother Oleg and conquered the Viking territory of Kievan. The old warrior Sveneld convinces Vladimir to assemble a Varangian armada, hoping to reconquer Norvgorod from Yaropolk.
Nikita Mikhalkov directs and stars in this two-part Russian war sequel to 'Burnt By the Sun' (1994). Told in two films, 'Exodus' (2010) and 'Citadel' (2011), and set during World War II, the story follows General Sergei Petrovich Kotov (Mikhalkov) who is now in combat on the battlefield, having survived the death sentence he received in Joseph Stalin's Great Purge. As the Nazis invade the USSR, the nation must band together to defend their country.
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