The Pilot. A Battle for Survival
November 1941, Northwestern Front. An approaching German tank column moves towards Moscow. Nikolai Komlev’s IL-2 aircraft is destroyed during a mission against the enemy advance. Komlev is able to land his plane safely in remote forests. Komlev is alive but not in friendly territory. He faces a constant test of mental and physical endurance. The wounded Komlev is finally safe after enduring extreme cold and hunger, and evading Nazi soldier detachments and packs of wolves. He faces another obstacle, which is the most important.
Director: Cindy Robinson, Renat Davletyarov
Actors: Aleksey Barabash, Anatoly Grishko, Anna Peskova, Elena Drobysheva, Maksim Emelyanov, Pavel Osadchy, Pyotr Fyodorov
Country: Russia