Principal cast
Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevičius, Vladas Bagdonas and Jüri Lumiste


The cruelest side of war.
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The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevičius, Vladas Bagdonas and Jüri Lumiste
Alexey Rodionov (director of photography), Valeriya Belova (editor), Oleg Yanchenko (original music composer), Ales Adamovich (screenplay) and Elem Klimov (screenplay)
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