The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

In the harsh December of 1941, Flight Lieutenant Nikolai Komlev is shot down over the Northwestern Front and forced to crash-land his IL-2 in a frozen, remote forest. Severely wounded and cut off from friendly lines, he must survive against a merciless winter, dwindling food, prowling wolves, and relentless patrols of enemy soldiers. The film follows his brutal journey across the snowbound wilderness as he fights to stay alive and find a way back to safety.

When Komlev finally reaches the relative security of his comrades, survival proves only the beginning of his ordeal. Confronted with the physical and psychological scars of his ordeal, he faces decisions that will alter the course of his life. Tense, raw, and emotionally charged, this wartime survival drama captures both the epic scale of the Eastern Front and the intimate struggle of a man pushed to his limits.