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Feature film — 2021

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival (2021)

6.51h 45mWar — 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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A high-signal pick with 64 votes.

DAProduction / Interfest / Star Media / Cinema Foundation of Russia

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Director: Renat Davletyarov

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Cast & crew

Pyotr Fyodorov as Nikolai Komlev

Pyotr Fyodorov

Nikolai Komlev

Anna Peskova as Olga

Anna Peskova

Olga

P

Pavel Osadchy

Mikhail

Maksim Emelyanov as Ignat

Maksim Emelyanov

Ignat

Aleksey Barabash as

Aleksey Barabash

Anatoly Grishko as

Anatoly Grishko

Elena Drobysheva as

Elena Drobysheva

Evgeny Mikheev as

Evgeny Mikheev

Gela Meskhi as

Gela Meskhi

R

Roman Knizhka

Marcin Stec as

Marcin Stec

N

Nikoloz Paikridze

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