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The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

A battle for survival.

20216.51h 45m

Overview

December of 1941, Northwestern Front. A German tank column is moving towards Moscow. During a mission to stop the enemy advance, Nikolai Komlev's IL-2 is shot down. Komlev manages to crash-land his plane in a remote forest clearing. He's alive, but far from friendly territory. Ahead of him is a relentless trial of severe physical and mental endurance. After battling hunger and extreme cold, evading packs of wolves and detachments of Nazi soldiers, the wounded Komlev finally makes it back to safety. But there he faces another challenge, the most life-changing of them all.

Directed by Renat Davletyarov
Written by Renat Davletyarov, Aleksei Timoshkin, Sergej Ashkenazy
Produced by Vladyslav Riashyn, Renat Davletyarov, Dmitry Pristanskov
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Top Cast

Pyotr Fyodorov

Pyotr Fyodorov

Nikolai Komlev

Anna Peskova

Anna Peskova

Olga

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Pavel Osadchy

Mikhail

Maksim Emelyanov

Maksim Emelyanov

Ignat

Aleksey Barabash

Aleksey Barabash

Anatoly Grishko

Anatoly Grishko

Elena Drobysheva

Elena Drobysheva

Evgeniy Mikheev

Evgeniy Mikheev

Gela Meskhi

Gela Meskhi

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Roman Knizhka

Themes & Keywords

world war ii

About The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival is a war, history, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of world war ii. Directed by Renat Davletyarov, it stars Pyotr Fyodorov, Anna Peskova, Pavel Osadchy. December of 1941, Northwestern Front. A German tank column is moving towards Moscow. During a mission to stop the enemy advance, Nikolai Komlev's IL-2 is shot down. Komlev manages to crash-land his plane in a remote forest clearing. He's alive, but far from friendly territory. Ahead of him is a relentless trial of severe physical and mental endurance. After battling hunger and extreme cold, evading packs of wolves and detachments of Nazi soldiers, the wounded Komlev finally makes it back to safety. But there he faces another challenge, the most life-changing of them all.

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