The invasion of a village in Byelorussia 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.

• DirectorElem Klimov
• Release17 October 1985
• Genre
  Drama / War
• Duration2h 22m
• Budget?
• Revenue$20,929,648
• Rate
  

  8.2
  1598 reviews
• Productions

  Belarusfilm, Mosfilm