The Pilot: A Battle for Survival (2021)

A battle for survival.

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.

Title: The Pilot: A Battle for Survival / (Лётчик)

Release Date: 2021-12-02

Director: Renat Davletyarov

Cast: Pyotr Fyodorov, Anna Peskova, Pavel Osadchy, Maksim Emelyanov, Aleksey Barabash, Anatoly Grishko, Elena Drobysheva, Evgeniy Mikheev, Gela Meskhi, Roman Knizhka

Genres: War, History, Drama

Rating: ★★★★☆ • 6.6 / 10

Runtime: 105 minutes

Country: Russia

Language: Russian