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The Pilot: A Battle for Survival
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The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

2021-12-02 · 105 min · ★ 6.5

War · History · Drama

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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Directors
Renat Davletyarov
Production companies
DAProduction, Interfest, Star Media, Cinema Foundation of Russia
Countries
Russia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pyotr FyodorovPyotr FyodorovNikolai Komlev
Anna PeskovaAnna PeskovaOlga
Pavel OsadchyMikhail
Maksim EmelyanovMaksim EmelyanovIgnat
Aleksey BarabashAleksey Barabash
Anatoly GrishkoAnatoly Grishko
Elena DrobyshevaElena Drobysheva
Evgeny MikheevEvgeny Mikheev
Gela MeskhiGela Meskhi
Roman Knizhka
Marcin StecMarcin Stec
Nikoloz Paikridze
Paul OrlyanskiyPaul Orlyanskiy
Maxim AntonnikovMaxim Antonnikov
Valeriy GrishkoValeriy Grishko
Irina MedvedevaIrina MedvedevaNadezhda
Albrecht Sander
Yuliya SilaevaYuliya Silaeva
Aleksandr GalibinAleksandr GalibinSurgeon
Anton KuznetsovAnton Kuznetsov

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