MOVIE COMPANY SHPIL
FILM UA
A PRONTO FILM PRODUCTION
Attention! Going down. Follow me!
Understood!
Navigator, altitude is 1,500. How's the fuel?
We have enough.
Damn, we have not returned before dark...
- I hope we don't see any Germans. - Don't be afraid, Jora.
How long till the airfield?
30 km.
Altitude is 1,000.
Calculate the speed approach for landing.
Andrey, a Messerschmitt!
- Dima, a Messerschmitt on your right! - Will attack from behind!
Careful, Dima, it's on your tail!
I see, but I'm out of ammo!
Go toward the sun, I'll give you cover!
Altitude is 900.
- It's falling! - Jump, Dima!
Dim, don't risk it! Jump!
Dima, jump, don't be a hero!
You're crazy, will kill the crew!
Abandon the plane!
No, I'll walk you up!
Abandon the plane!
It Messerschmitt on my tail!
Work!
Andrey, he's above us!
Come on!
Good job!
Dima, Dima, are you there?
Can you hear me? Are you there, Dima? Answer, Dima! Can you hear me?
I'm here, I'm losing control! The plane does not respond!
Dima, altitude 650. You must jump!
My God! Air raid!
Hands up!
Hey, what are you talking about? I am Russian.
You destroyed our unit, you bastard!
How can you explain why Major Gorodnichiy...
directed the plane exactly on the military unit?
He could not direct the plane. During air combat, the rudder of his plane broke...
and he was totally out of control.
So why he landed 3 km away?
Because the left engine burst and the plane careened sideways.
After Messerschmitt's attack the plane lost its tail.
He could not control the plane without the tail.
He lost control in this situation. This is bullshit.
Grivtsov, don't be rude and calm down.
Let's sort this out.
- So you are sure it was not deliberate? - Absolutely.
I've been flying with Dima for 3 years.
My crew can confirm that the plane lost control...
flew without direction and Gorodnichiy could not do anything.
Lieutenant, do you also disagree with the conclusions...
of Army counter intelligence?
Don't look at the commander. I asked you.
Did you see well how Gorodnichiy's plane crashed into the storehouse?
I did not.
The commander asked me the distance to the airfield...
I was looking at the map, then it happened.
I had asked you this before the battle.
Starshina...
where where you looking during the crash?
I don't know. I was shooting at the Messerschmitt.
Vasiliy Filippovich, let each of the men write a report and then we'll see.
Very well. Is it understood? Dismissed.
I don't believe...
It is not possible that Major Gorodnichiy could do that.
Oh yes he can...
We are taking Gorodnichiy into our department.
We will work with him.
And you should stay this crew from flight...
until this whole situation is clarified.
I forgot to tell you.
Comrade Grivtsov, the district HQ sent a response to your request.
What?
We got the answer to your application. The official.
- Why did not you say so? - I'm saying... I...
What does it say? Not found?
Not found.
Again.
The institute...
was transferred to Sverdlovsk.
But... she is not on the list.
This home front is a mess.
If someone transferred, should be a record somewhere.
Must be receiving ration cards.
- Must be. - How many times did you inquire?
Eight!
Sergeant, what a disgrace! Such political immaturity.
What are you talking about, Linko?
You encourage the sergeant Grivtsov to continue looking for his fiancée.
But he becomes increasingly upset, distracted from important duties.
Not everyone has a fiancée in HQ.
- One minute, Captain. - What is it?
I want to say a few words about Dima Gorodnichiy.
Do not be angry.
In accordance with Regulation you should call me Comrade Captain.
Do not change the subject.
- He could not manoeuvre the plane. - Captain Grivtsov, stick to your own duties.
We can figure out who our enemies are without your help.
Start the engine.
I know how you figure things out.
Who is "you"?
Who are you referring to, Captain Grivtsov?
The Army counter intelligence? The NKVD? The command of the front?
- The front has nothing to do with it. - Maybe you're displeased with Soviet power?
I am displeased with you, your warrior swivel chair.
What did you say?
You heard me. Do you risk your life?
Do you face bullets?
You're just sitting in your office winning honours...
on the suffering of others.
Remember, Dima Gorodnichiy is worth ten of you, you bastard.
The range of the missile is over 300 kilometres.
The length of the missile is 14-15 meters.
The diameter is one meter and a half...
Has a total weight of 15 tons loaded.
The load takes?
Preliminary data indicate that the missile would entail...
up to one ton of Amitol.
- When will it be ready? - Only last tests are left.
And if these tests are successful, the production series starts.
When will the tests be done?
In September, at the Bobrinsk field...
in Soviet territory occupied by the Germans.
The current front position allows...
the Germans to launch missile attacks on Moscow.
Following the orders of Glavkom, we are preparing...
an act of sabotage of the test with a subversive group.
Is a single subversive group enough to carry out this act?
No, Comrade Beria.
A guerilla force of Budyonny is also operating in this area...
Although...
Dear members of the Defence Committee of the State...
at this moment...
we temporarily do not have communication with the guerilla unit.
No communication?
Temporarily, Comrade Beria. The area is complicated.
The delivery of new radio transmission devices failed...
but, shortly, we will restore communication.
Meet our guest. He is a student...
of Leningrad Aviation School and a member of the Komsomol.
Andrey Grivtsov.
He will tell us about the hard routine of our air units, how to become a military pilot,
and how to be a valiant defender of our Soviet sky.
To the pioneers of Krasnaya Zarya I give our warm air force hello!
Be ready to fight for the cause of Lenin and Stalin!
Always ready!
Do you learn the Morse code at your school?
Of course.
Can you give an example?
- Will you understand? - I get 65 words per minute.
Don't believe me?
Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta, ti-ta, ti-ti.
Ti-ta, ti-ta... once more.
Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta, ti-ta, ti-ti.
- You forget everything, ignorant? - I am not ignorant.
We studied this back in our first year.
Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta...
Maybe you are not a military pilot?
You could have worn the uniform just to impress me.
Tell me the truth.
By the way, the air force is switching to voice communication.
We do not need Morse Code.
And bombers have a radio operator at their side.
Then ask your radio operator what this means.
Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta, ti-ta, ti-ti.
First, there are three letters, right?
Yes, and second?
V? R?
No.
- Say it in plain language. - You wish!
Read again, ignorant.
Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta, ti-ta, ti-ti. Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta, ti-ta, ti-ti.
Katia...
Ti-ta, ti-ta-ta, ti-ta, ti-ti.
Andrey, why are you awake?
I need to find something. Sleep.
I. You.
L...
I love you.
Hooray!
5th Squadron, Commander Grivtsov, command calls you.
Comrades, meet the boss of the Soviet counter intelligence...
Colonel Kulik.
The crew commander, Captain Grivtsov.
Good morning, sir.
Comrades, the command assigns you to carry out a very important mission.
Hundreds of thousands of lives depend on the successful execution of it.
The mission consists of delivering a load with a parachute.
See here in the map.
The fly out will be at 23h20.
Fires lit by the guerrillas indicate the location of the jump.
The time to launch the load will be 00h15.
- Feeling well? - Yes, sir.
We are here. And the fires in this quadrant.
But if one approaches storm with strong winds.
Then they must go through here, and return here.
- Why not go straight? - Impossible.
The Germans have special defences here.
Two lines of anti-aircraft defence.
Intelligence data point this as the test area...
where the Germans will test a new type of weapon.
Your mission is to deliver the load as inconspicuously as possible...
Germans should not know anything.
- Is the mission clear? - Yes, sir.
Nikodimych, is the cargo in the chamber?
Not yet.
Here it comes.
Line up.
Attention!
Colonel, crew ready for take off.
Captain Grivtsov, crew commander.
- At ease. - At ease, crew.
Receive the load, Captain.
- Allow to execute? - Execute.
This is that the load?
Repeat your mission.
- Where will I put it? - In the fuselage.
How will it breathe at 6,000 meters?
- So fly lower. - If I fly lower...
Comrade Captain, follow orders!
Yes, sir.
Soldier, come.
Have you jumped with a parachute before?
Andrey...
Katia, is that you?
Yes.
Come here...
I was looking for you for 3 years.
What are you doing here? I can't see you at all.
- I was recruited by school of intelligence. - Really?
Now I am going to the guerrillas. And you?
I command a squadron.
I've been shot down once.
This will be my 100th take-off.
It's my first.
Cumulus Nimbus coming from the northwest.
I hope we can see the fires.
We won't miss them. Give me the course.
The course is 271 degrees.
Sasha, what do you see?
Is the storm coming closer?
It is coming closer.
I told you so.
Sasha, how are we staying on course?
All is OK.
Jora, how long till point of destination?
20 minutes.
The clouds are getting thicker. We will have to go around.
I see them.
We spotted an object. 70 degrees.
Spotlights! Let's go!
Where is the fire coming from?
It's the enemy.
Turn left. Stay on route.
Yes.
Hold on tight. Going down.
Andrey, left motor is in flames.
Should we jump?
What about her? Let's go back.
We are 900 meters. Let's jump.
Jump off the plane!
And you?
I will try to land. Jump!
Sasha...
Katia!
I'm sorry.
Sasha, Sasha!
Sasha!
- Katia! - I am here.
What a relief!
The parachute...
Come on...
- The radio! - To hell with that.
Come on...
Just in time!
We are alive.
It's hard to believe.
Water!
It's what we need. Come on, come on.
- I'm afraid. - Katia, honey...
dogs will not find our trail in the water. As long as it's not quicksand.
Easy. Get up.
They are fleeing the pond to throw off the dogs.
Shoot to hit them.
Throw in that direction. They must have gone there.
Two survivors of the Russian aircraft are fleeing by the pond...
We need to seek reinforcements.
- I can not stand anymore... - Katia. Katia!
Katia, stay strong.
The most important thing is that...
we found each other, and we are still alive.
Move it!
Cleaning up the territory... You and you.
Construction unit is waiting for orders.
Proceed.
Into the trucks...
Fast!
Right turn!
Commander, all counted.
Are you new?
When were you last at the front?
Yesterday.
Are you a pilot?
Navigator.
How's it going there?
From bad to worse. And here?
Soon you'll see, if you don't wince from tears.
- Here you go. - Thank you.
Tastes good.
What?
I remembered now that all my life I had dreamed...
of this minutes.
To be alone with you. Just two of us and no one else.
Me too.
Tell me what should I do?
I don't know... Wait, I know, yes.
Have you been with a woman?
No.
Are you thinking of running away? Don't even think about it.
Here for one runaway they kill ten people.
So your own people won't let you do it.
A mine!
Down!
This is bad.
Now they will shoot the prisoners who did not find the mine.
Katia. Katia.
The batteries have run dry.
Like this?
No! More left!
- Like this? - Yes, that's good. Tie it up.
Check the coordinates. I hear the station.
OK, what direction?
85-87 degrees.
- Good afternoon, Miss. - Good afternoon, sir.
Heil Hitler.
What's wrong, Walter?
I bring bad news. The guerilla forces have begun...
to operate a radio transmitter in the forest.
But that's good news.
Yes, now it will be easier capture them. Is it not?
- Good morning, comrades. - Lieutenant Colonel...
Grivtsov has been found. He is alive.
- Who said that? - Kotelnikov from counter intelligence just called.
Operator came through.
She said the plane was shot down, but they landed in a forest.
Great.
They did land the plane...
However, for some reason 50 km from the point of destination.
How did this happen?
It was a night flight and the weather was bad.
There is nothing strange.
But I find it strange when a pilot defends a saboteur...
and impedes the work of our department.
The next day, it follows directly...
that the enemy anti-aircraft fire to slaughter his plane.
Gentlemen! Air raid!
The bomb shelter! Quick!
What are these signs?
They're mine. I invented them myself.
What for?
Don't distract me.
Number 321 has orders to go to District B-14...
the HQ of guerilla unit Budyonny.
The password is "response".
What about me?
Stay quiet, while I write.
Captain Grivtsov is now under command of the unit leader.
That's how it is.
We will serve in the same unit, Captain.
This is bad, Holt. Very very bad.
The underground activists are operating in Bobrinsk...
and now the guerrillas have a radio transmitter!
What should I report to the Minister of the Reich?
In two months the tests must begin.
Can you guarantee the safe delivery of the weapon of victory...
- ... to the area? - I guarantee it.
Forget it, Holt.
Today you cannot guarantee security for a single rail road that goes to that area.
Nevertheless, I am sure.
How can you be sure...
if you know that guerrillas are operating there?
I will destroy them all.
Operation Delta begins in 2 weeks.
And I will ensure that the guerrillas are destroyed for good.
Why do they get soup and we do not?
They are constructing some chicken coop.
- What chicken coop? - Who knows...
Die flugelfarm, as they call it in German.
Contact with the builders is prohibited. It is not our business.
What about joining them? Is that possible?
- You like to eat? - Who doesn't?
Well...
- Thank you. - God bless you.
Thank you, grandma, on behalf of the whole Red Army.
Where is your army?
Katia...
Take this. Eat.
- Where'd you get that? - An old lady gave me.
She's a good person. She is religious.
But nice though. She even gave me bacon.
Come on, eat.
I'm not hungry.
What is the problem? Look at me.
You have a fever.
OK...
Let's not panic.
OK...
Come. Let's go. Get up.
What is it?
Come inside, quick!
And you go get firewood.
Put it on. Now on to the bed.
Give me the tea.
Enough.
Well... Drink up, my beauty.
So, in 2 days she'll be healthy again.
Thank you so much.
But you need to leave tomorrow. What if the police come?
Unlikely they will come in such rain.
The rain will stop tomorrow, so they will come.
Andrey. Andrey.
What?
Bring the batteries from the radio here, I'll put them on the oven to dry.
How are you?
I am the happiest girl in world because I am with you.
Folks, this is an inspection.
If someone is hiding guerrillas or pigs...
deliver them here and now.
Did you hear?
Faster!
Run, run!
I think we escaped. Damn me.
Get dressed.
- Were you scared? - Didn't have the time.
Neither fire nor water can destroy us.
- Wait... - What?
The radio!
Katia! Katia, wait!
Wait! Wait!
Where are you going? Stop!
Stop or I will shoot!
Who shot?
Let us burn the house!
Attention!
Ready.
Get out of here.
Had a good shot?
You damn shooter!
How do I find out now who gave her the radio?
It was not my fault.
Me, me...
were you too lazy to chase after her?
I...
Shut up now. Siryk, where are you?
I am here.
Take the radio to the commander office.
Tell them we killed the radio operator...
because she started a fight, and was trying to escape.
Hey, you! You back there...
Come here.
And hurry up. Come on!
Good job, Katia.
The radio!
Wait!
Take it as far as possible in the forest. I'll meet you.
- I'm afraid of horses! - Run, I said!
Andrey!
- Execute the order! - Come on, please.
Horse, come on. Good job.
Call me Herr Holt.
If you want to live, you must help Germany.
Has someone offered you to become a bandit to kill German soldiers?
Answer quickly or you will be shot.
Yes, Herr Holt.
Who?
The prisoner number 1662.
1661?
No, 1662.
1662...
He offered me to join an underground organization.
He promised me bread.
And you did not agree? Why not?
I want to live, Herr Holt.
I'm not stupid.
If one wants to live, one must kill.
Are you ready?
Get on the wagon.
We'll go to the bridge via Soshnya.
If we make it across, we'll be with our own people by the end of today.
If something goes wrong...
get the gun and shoot in short bursts.
- Are you afraid? - No.
Stop it. Stop it.
Do you have matches?
You serve in Yamki?
Yes.
Who is she?
A saboteur of the guerrillas.
You bitch!
A saboteur.
I'll take her to Commander Bobrinsky.
Her and the radio batteries.
Take her to our cabin...
Our staff will have a friendly chat with her.
Hey, guys! Come and see!
Let's see what this lady-saboteur has hidden in her underwear.
- I'm in a hurry. - You can wait.
Get up, Komsomol girl. Enough sitting around.
Time for you to do some work for the benefit of great Germany.
Our staff will be quick.
Why waste something so great!
A girl so beautiful, just look at those eyes...
They'll kill you upon arrival.
Of course.
Let the boys good family fun.
I understand, but...
Vassily, Fedot! Come have fun!
I understand, but don't have time. Just look at her - nothing to look at.
- Here, take the matches. - It's a present for you from the Reich.
Well?
Why is she thin like a chicken?
I said. I must go.
What's the rush, man? Hey, boy, what's the problem?
I don't want her.
Oh, if only I were younger...
- Open up. - Open up...
Hey man, give her here!
Stop! Don't touch me!
Stop!
Come on!
Faster!
Folks, orders from the head to encircle the enemy.
We'll catch them in the ravine!
Andrey! Andrey!
Katia, run to the forest!
They are surrounded!
Chase them into the ravine!
There they are!
Get up! Get up!
Take this, follow the river... Follow the map...
I'll take them in another direction.
- But what about you? - Do not talk.
Katia, baby, go south, 12 km towards the sun...
cross the river and find guerilla forces.
- Remember the password? - Yes...
- But I'm not going without you. - You have to.
I'm not going without you!
Stop talking! Obey the order.
Every Thursday I will come back here. This is our meeting place. I love you!
Stop!
He killed Morgunok.
- Surround from the right! - Do not let them escape!
Don't let him get away!
Take cover!
Look at this.
In my experience, this is the first time I see...
someone without hesitation killing his comrade...
for a little soup.
Kryshchyuk, today is the 7th?
The 8th.
What is your name?
Where did you come from? To do what?
Where did you send your bitch?
I see...
Nikolayev! Come in.
- What? - Take him.
Tomorrow morning I want him as cooperative as the last bitch.
Get up. Get up, I said!
But without overdoing it as you did last time.
Sit down.
Are you afraid of toothache?
Sterilize instruments... Prevents infection.
One sec...
Are you married?
Have you had children?
Kryshchyuk, take off his pants.
Why do you waste time on him?
Will not talk? Come on!
Want to be a hero? I'm asking you, red tail bitch, you want to be a hero?
Hero! Hero! Hero! Hero!
Will not talk, red tail bitch? Will you not? Will you not?
Why not talk, red tail bitch? Why?
What are you doing? You killed him.
How am I to work with him? He's dead!
So what if he's dead or not?
I did all the work. Out of my way.
It's a girl.
A guy. To be sure, it's a guy.
Stay where you are! I'll shoot!
I am stopped. And stop yelling, crazy.
Drop the gun.
Who are you to give orders around here?
Crazy! You woke up the whole forest, psycho!
Shooting?
Came from there. Fomich and Grinya are hidden in position over there.
Voloshin...
Go to the river. Someone fired a shot there.
Whatever happens, it's always me.
- Are you comfortable? - I'm fine.
Good Grinya is a guerilla without training.
For religious reasons.
His religion does not allow him to carry weapons.
He can carry women around all he wants, but not weapons.
That is such a particular religion.
Even Savchuk can not do anything about it.
Grinya does not follow those orders.
- Savchuk is your commander? - Yes.
- A strict one? - Could be even stricter, but no use.
Don't get on their bad side. You'll get shot.
God forbid.
Ivan! Did you take the bucket?
Eat.
Do not rush.
I must rush, the commander is waiting for me. They say here he is very strict.
So they say.
What would you do with these people? Always talk too much.
Too educated they are.
Only understand this language.
In our school of intelligence, our captain always said,
"Commander is not a job, he is an authority. "
They say that about real commanders...
who studied at the academies.
But here in the village the commander is our collective farm chairman.
Parshin, what are you nosing about for?
Just wanted to see what we'll be having for dinner.
Don't you dare.
Go to Fomich.
Tell him to give an extra portion to the radio chief. For the time being.
Dry rations.
- Did you hear me? - Yes, sir, commander.
Go! Getting out of hand...
So you are Savchuk?
Commander?
Sit down and eat.
Don't be afraid.
But beware.
You will answer with your life for the radio station.
Is that clear?
Atriunfante Wermcht is encountering resistance...
from the remaining Red Army...
and the bandits in the forest,
who do not want discipline or order...
to reign in the Eastern lands.
You will help us in the fight against these bandits,
since you have proven your hatred towards the Soviet power.
The German commander has appointed you a mission of high importance.
You will all become soldiers of the Wehrmacht.
Each of you will receive army provisions, service pay and uniform.
Heil Hitler!
Come on down.
Quick, quick!
Soldier!
You stand there. Quickly.
Dirty...
Wear this.
Damn!
All of you, come on, help yourselves...
Attention, I'm taking a picture! Smile now!
Go on, smile!
This photo goes to the Fuhrer! Need to show him how happy you are.
Attention...
get ready... smile!
One... two... three...
Wonderful!
You must make a lot of noise, fire, and light.
All the villages in the vicinity must hear you.
The guerrillas must know that you are fighting.
Yes, sir.
Have questions?
What about food and weapons?
You will receive arms...
just before the operation.
And the supplies have been delivered. They are waiting for you in your unit.
What else?
Who is waiting for us at the camp?
People who can be trusted.
I decided to strengthen your unit with some of our people.
Up! Go, go, go...
Prisoners to training.
Platoon, to your positions!
Andrey?
Water! Food!
The food is horrible here.
I can't get used to constant hunger.
Eat.
Do not get used to it. We must escape.
Forget it.
Our own people will kill you.
They kill ten for each one who flees.
Better to be shot than live as a prisoner of the Nazis.
Here they don't think twice before shooting you.
In the ravine behind the office the Germans have an entire cemetery.
I'll tell you one thing.
If you want to survive, forget all your principles.
What principles?
Those very principles. Honour, justice...
The Germans really are here.
They're not just small dots seen from up above when you were flying.
Here they are real and they are terrible.
If you do not bend,
they will break you.
We'll see yet who will break whom.
There's nothing to see.
You want me to become a traitor?
What are you laughing at?
You will become a traitor, if you want to survive.
What a scoundrel you are!
Shut up.
- What? - You heard me.
Back in the unit you were a commander and a hero.
Here you are nothing.
You'll be killed in a second.
Hey!
It's alright! Do not shoot.
Time to go, guys.
Take the people out. I'll catch up.
OK, be quick.
Hey! Come on...
What are you doing? You'll wake everyone up!
Want to know what Holt will do with you, if we don't leave now?
Quiet!
Tonight...
some prisoners have escaped from the camp.
They were armed.
The criminals broke down a wall and wounded two soldiers of Wehrmacht.
We will find them and will kill them.
Is that clear?
I don't hear you. Is that clear?
Yes.
- I can't hear, is it clear? - Yes!
Good.
And now...
for each prisoner who has escaped...
ten will be executed.
Heil Hitler.
Make the choice.
You... and you...
you too...
and these two...
Platoon, retreat.
Ready!
Aim!
Fire!
Captain, they are waiting for us.
Yes?
Yes, sir... Yes.
What is it?
The radio has once again started operating in the forest.
What? Are you sure?
Damn! No! This is not possible!
You are ordered to locate the radio signal source...
and send planes there! That's right, real planes!
Destroy everything there!
And I remind you that this is an order directly from Fuhrer's office!
This is not a permission, but an order - you understand?
What are you waiting for? Listen carefully... No!
Bring me the folder with orders!
Understand this...
I don't want a single cockroach to remain alive in that area!
Not a single cockroach! Is that clear?
HOSPITAL BOBRINSK
- Svetlana Aleksandrovna, hello. - Good afternoon.
I have pain again, I don't know what to do.
Come inside, I'll take a look.
What happened Wanda?
The Germans are planning an air attack on the unit.
- Sergey, Sergey, are you home? - Yes, I am.
Come on...
Get ready to go, son. You hear me?
How long will it take for you to reach the unit?
It's 40 kilometres. Four hours.
Hurry up.
- Kolya! - Voloshin!
Yes, ma'am.
- Is everything ready? - Yes. Weapons are at the front.
- We are moving to reserve camp. - Yes, ma'am.
Everyone follow Voloshin!
We are going to Ilinka...
- ... to our reserve positions. - Hurry up!
Wait for my order! Pasha, help me.
Column, march!
Go back to town. Give my kind regards to your mother.
Tell her to pass my order to Wanda:
Do not risk too much.
Having our informer in HQ is the most important thing for us right now. Got it?
Yes.
- Quick, quick! - Go! Faster!
- Kryschchuk. - What?
What centre of civilization is this?
This village is called Martynovka.
- How many houses? - 20, not more.
The capital...
Here is the order. We go to the houses.
- Meet back here in an hour. - Yes, sir.
Ryadnov, come with me.
Anyone here?
Good day.
Can you give us food? Or some clothing?
Where did you come from?
Escaped from prison camp, prisoners of war.
We want to find the guerrillas.
But we don't know where they are. Have you heard anything?
I've heard some things. But I don't know where they are.
Stay here.
Take this.
Thank you.
Does the village president treat you well? 'Cause we can execute him.
I am the president. So you can execute me, if anything.
You can live.
- Wait. - What?
The old bitch must know where the guerrillas are.
Wait here.
What else do you want?
Get in there!
Here, Vassily Filipovich. Take a look.
- What is it? - A German flyer.
These were dropped yesterday over the positions of the 6th division.
Do you recognize Grivtsov, your favourite? And there's a description below the picture.
Red Army soldiers, surrender to the triumphant German army.
Ekaterina Flerova!
Send this radiogram to the guerilla HQ.
Any questions?
You promised me paper, I need some for work.
Yeah, right! Where am I to get you paper?
Here, take this. Some German leaflets.
You can write on the back of them.
I use them as toilet paper.
I completely forgot. Ivan!
Take a bottle of validolum from my dugout.
What's wrong?
It's my husband. Here.
"A group of Red Army soldiers...
thanks the new authorities for the humane treatment...
and salvation from the Bolshevik oppression. "
Wow.
He's alive! He's alive!
Rejoice, if you can.
Parkhomenko, take my place for 3 days.
We'll talk when I return.
You? Again?
It's the last time.
Ekaterina, what's wrong?
It's none of your business. She's not well.
She found out that her husband is alive in a prison camp. Go, go.
Wait, he is alive?
Yes, but you wouldn't understand.
Once you get married...
Katia!
Why are you crying?
What else can I do? I can not help him in any way.
So I can only cry.
Her name is Maria Ivanovna.
She was my teacher. Geography.
Now she heads a cooperative.
They wash clothes for the Germans.
Glory to work, ladies.
- Yes, glory! - How are you?
Voloshin? Is that you?
Yes, Maria Ivanovna, in the flesh.
- Where did you come from? - From some place.
Katia, wait a minute.
Maria Ivanovna, I need to talk to you.
I brought you a girl here. She's a great gal.
Her husband is in the prison camp. Need to help them to see each other.
Three dozen towels...
OK?
Yes, alright.
Don't worry, Katia. Calm down.
- Bye, Hans. - Bye.
Let's go, Aleksey.
Do not lose hope, Katia. It was only one day.
It means nothing.
Maybe he was working or cleaning the barracks.
Maybe.
They all looked so miserable. Did you see their eyes?
Stop the work.
My God! What will become of me now?
- What is it? - I don't know. Maybe you ask him.
Mr. Officer, what's the problem?
They will kill me! I will be court-martialed.
Why?
I betrayed the Fuhrer. I lost the keys to the vault.
- He lost some keys. - I understood that.
Should I give them him?
I don't know. He's a Nazi scoundrel.
But I still feel sorry for him.
Mr. Officer...
here they are.
My God! My lady, I owe you my life.
I owe you the life of my poor mother.
- How can I repay you? - No, no.
Ask about Andrey.
My husband is in the camp and I know nothing about him.
- Your husband is in the camp? - Yes, but I don't know if he's still alive.
They are horrible people. They killed German officers.
They do not respect the Fuhrer and do not believe in God.
No, dear lady, this is impossible.
Write me his name.
You speak good German,
you could work as an interpreter instead of washing clothes.
I could ask on your behalf.
Please understand me.
After two weeks eating these beets...
I will become as servile as all the rest.
Then I will not be able to escape. And I will not live like this.
For me it is better to die than live this life.
And I don't believe in this escape...
in which my traitor navigator took part.
It's clear that the escape was fake.
The Germans want to infiltrate the guerilla movement.
That's why they put on a show.
A mass escape of prisoners with arms is not realistic.
Can you imagine what heroes they would be in the eyes of the guerrillas?
They also killed all the witnesses.
Think how many more people will die, if they find the guerrillas.
I will help you escape. But you must promise me...
that you will do everything possible to reach the guerrillas to warn them.
You must understand that 10 prisoners will be executed for your escape.
Mine! Down!
Prisoner escaping! Do not let him escape!
Just look at this...
The sergeant Flerova, radio chief...
was absent for five days.
And the head of the Department Intelligence Voloshin...
- ... knew about it and even helped her. - Commander, I told her...
Shut up! I'll have a separate talk with you.
And you, messenger, why did it take you a whole day to cover 30 versts?
- I had go around. Through Osinovskaya. - Why?
A prisoner escaped from the camp and Germans closed all roads.
Alright.
You're a well disciplined soldier.
This is a good example for others to learn from.
- When did he escape? - The day before yesterday.
Who says that?
Everybody knows. The Germans sent their soldiers to search everywhere.
Their police closed the roads.
Do you know his name? Was it a pilot?
Maybe.
Near the shooting range field in Bobrinsk one last group remains. Here.
The column with missiles will pass this way.
We will intercept them here.
We will make measurements, take photographs...
collect samples of the equipment...
and render them unworkable as well as the rail road.
This is a good place. Near the bridge.
But comrade member of the State Defence Committee...
Very good observation, Comrade Beria.
At the same time we'll also destroy the bridge.
With the help of only one squad?
Yes, one, but headed by Deryabin.
Or has your legendary Deryabin forgotten how to blow up bridges?
No. But only one group? We will lose men.
I can see you have reached an agreement.
Who's there?
Is that you?
How did you find me?
Who are you?
I am a pilot.
- Escaped from the prison camp. - A pilot?
Tyrants! What are you doing?
Please, mister, let me go!
Holy Mother of God! Forgive me!
- Let me go! - Where are you going?
My sister is there. My aunt and nieces.
Quiet, quiet.
What do you see?
- Fire. - What's burning? Forest?
It seems that the village Ilinka is on fire.
Ilinka is six versts from here. Are you sure?
No. Ilinka is on fire for sure. Can't you hear?
Captain, Delta unit has entered battle.
This is bad!
From the outside it should look like your unit...
is saving the village from the German squad.
But what are your men doing? What are they doing?
Hiding and afraid to lift their asses from the ground! Understand?
- Yes, sir. - "Yes, sir, yes sir. "
You must move more...
so that the guerrillas recognize you as their friends and come out of hiding.
Understand that!
Prepare for battle!
- What are you doing here? - I'll go with everyone.
Shut up! Go back home.
Go back! Leave!
Get ready...
Shoot!
Captain, artillery fire coming from the forest.
I understand. How many men?
About 30. They have mortar launchers.
This is good. Excellent.
Take positions and respond with fire.
Tell the second company to go around behind them.
Do not show yourselves, until you've surrounded the guerilla unit.
Yes, sir.
German soldiers in the forest!
- Are you sure? - Yes!
Two trucks on the road next to the swamp.
Why are you sleeping here?
Get up! Move it! Come on! Get up!
Are you crazy?
Why should I put my head right under bullets?
We have empty cartridges, while the Germans have real ones.
Go, I said!
Don't just stand. Advance!
- Excuse me, captain? - Yes?
The enemy threw grenades at 2nd unit and left towards the swamp.
Herr Holt, we await your instructions regarding the local population.
- Burn. All of them. - Yes, sir.
Burn them.
What do we do with Linko?
If he does not return, you take over command.
Understood.
That's it. The Nazis have killed Ilinka.
Rest stop.
Yes.
I'll be right there.
Be strong!
Easy, easy.
That's it. Dry it. Clamps.
Remove the stick.
In 2-3 days change the bandage. Everything will be OK.
Thank you.
I have a question. As far as I can see...
you are a prisoner who has run away from camp?
You are right.
Do you want to get in touch with the guerrillas?
Sergeant Flerova is present as you ordered.
Sit down.
- Hi, Sergey. - Hi.
Is there a problem?
After the battle of Ilinka...
one of our people had contact with a wounded man in the hospital.
He is an escaped prisoner.
- Andrey? - No, it's not Andrey.
Sit down. He wants to make contact with the guerrillas.
We should send a request for permission to HQ.
- When is your next broadcast? - Today.
I wrote a few things. Check, please, encode and transmit.
Wait here.
Keep sitting.
Folks, they've brought us a pilot here.
When I give the signal, you kill him, OK?
Who are you?
Captain Grivtsov, commander of bombing regiment 14-013.
My plane was shot down on May 15 near Petriki.
Got any honours?
Two stars and the Order of the Red Banner.
A hero?
Well, must be so.
Any injuries?
Yes, but no... No serious ones.
That's alright.
You'll have them.
Land your plane, pilot. It's the end of your flight.
Take him to the barracks. I'll decide what to do with him.
Quiet!
Hush.
Quiet.
- Who is shooting? - Where is it coming from?
Commander!
Wind is 14 meters.
It will spread your men out at 15 to 20 km from each other.
Want to jump?
Yes, we will.
You will go first.
I'll be the last, after Yurkin.
I see fires below. Let's go!
They are coming! See!
Wanda!
Ms. Kolben, can you explain what you are doing here?
Walter!
Don't come near me!
- How much explosives do you have? - About 200 kilograms.
That's not enough.
Can you find another 50 kilos, just in case?
- I will do my best. - What's the use of dynamite...
if we don't know when that damn train will come?
Oh, Wanda, you disappeared at the wrong time.
These things never happen on time.
Ekaterina! Come here.
Sit down and start to encode the message.
Send it today, is that clear?
She had such a good position in HQ.
Next to Holt himself.
She should have been more careful.
What we do now?
Excuse me, commander...
I received an invitation to work at HQ.
- Who invited you? When? - An aide of Holt.
- Walter? - Walter.
Commander, I graduated from Intelligence School with honours.
I have good command of German.
Wait, Flerova. Sit down...
Give me more details.
Ms. Katia? What can I do for you?
You spoke of work at Headquarters.
Yes, of course. Let her pass.
She is with me. Follow me. Give me your documents.
Yes.
Hey!
One second...
Water.
Feeling better?
I thought you were dead.
Lucky that I saw you. You're very lucky.
Yes, I am very lucky.
Who are you?
It's a long story.
Drop the gun.
Ms. Katia you will work here.
Herr Nosov will explain everything.
Nosov...
Tattle tale. Mommy's little boy.
Let's get acquainted...
Pavel Valentinovich Nosov. I used to be a teacher.
Now I'm a scoundrel.
But... you don't need to know the details, do you?
Lieutenant, you are alive? And we thought you were completely lost.
You should knock on wood, when you think such things.
- Give me here the lists. Where's Deryabin? - There.
Wait here.
Very well. Let's see.
I'm Captain Grivtsov.
- You say you escaped from the camp? - Yes.
- How did it get there? - My plane was shot down.
I wandered through the forest for a week. Then I was captured.
Can you show me on the map where you took the papers?
Yes, I can.
Parkhomenko!
In this square.
Imposter guerrillas were living in the barracks there.
Pretended to be escapees, but in fact worked for Germans.
- Have you heard of this unit? - I have. A lot in fact. Are you sure?
Yes, I saw with my own eyes. When I was at the camp...
I saw the Germans preparing false escapees for escape.
Alright, Captain. We'll check.
If what you've said is true, the capture and prison camp will be forgotten.
Look at this. Lazaruk.
Bykov. Does Kolya Voloshin know about this?
He knows nothing of it.
He brought the soldier into the unit and treats him as his best friend.
- Tasty? - Yes.
- Way better than prison camp food. - Sure.
Kolya, the commander wants to see you.
Eat more. Don't be shy.
- Thank you, brothers. - You're welcome.
- The entire unit was fake. - But they were fighting?
And the escape was fake. Nothing left of the unit now. All were killed.
How could it be? It was our people. Prisoners of war.
I'm explaining to you that everything was a provocation.
- And that soldier? - A traitor.
I'll kill that bastard!
Thank you.
Oh, you're here!
Come here. Let's talk.
So you're a navigator?
I was.
Tell us what you came here for.
I have a message, but it is for the commander.
I am the commander.
- Are you Savchuk? - How do you know my name?
They told me at SD that Savchuk is the commander of the guerilla unit.
Surprised?
Talk. We're listening.
The escape from prison camp was false. The unit is false.
The Germans invented a special operation...
called Delta to combat the guerrillas.
The unit was formed from former Kulaks, traitors and all kinds of...
Like you?
I have a clean conscience.
I did not betray or kill anyone.
I ended up in prison camp because my plane was shot down.
They asked me if I wanted help the Germans.
I said yes. Because it's not possible to escape otherwise.
Nice story.
What if I don't believe you and execute you?
What will you say?
I'm not lying. You can check, if you want.
It's easy to check me.
Here is the place. The entrance is from the ravine.
It has only one guard at the entrance, so if you come from the side and knock him out...
then you can kill them all like chickens.
- So the Germans are idiots, right? - They are not.
They just don't have anyone to be afraid of.
The Germans are friends of the Delta. You are too.
Ryadnov says that the guerrillas are our brothers in arms.
Who is Ryadnov?
The unit commander.
And who is in charge of the operation?
I'm not sure.
But Ryadnov is under a German. Herr Holt.
An old acquaintance of ours.
So you never killed anyone?
But your Commander Holt burned half of the villages in the region?
But we did not burn them. We only compiled lists of accomplices.
These lists?
Where did you get them?
Let's get some air for a minute.
What shall we do?
I don't know, commander. I like him. Strong lad.
He went through so much, but did not become a coward or a traitor.
He admitted everything himself. Nobody forced him.
He told the whole truth. So he must be sincere.
You don't believe me...
Stop.
Either you are a one of a kind bastard...
or a hero.
As a result of the operation Delta in this district...
we are working on incorporating our agents.
And the guerrillas?
Savchnuk's unit has been almost annihilated.
Remnants of the gang were forced to withdraw to Ilinka swamps.
Today our agent will take us to their location.
At night the rest the unit will be destroyed.
- What about the radio? - It has been destroyed.
By whom?
It has been silent for two weeks.
We see this as the result of the Ilinka operation.
If the situation is so wonderful...
... can you tell us who destroyed the fabulous Delta Force?
An investigation is in progress.
Let me add that I see the destruction of the Delta...
as a personal tragedy.
Research in progress... Research in progress?
The day after tomorrow it's already September 2nd.
These bastards have cancelled all days off and vacations.
- From whom? - For everyone.
On 2nd they have military regime here.
Even the cook is from commander's personal staff.
"The line work inspectors work double shifts.
Train way repairs must be finished... "
I barely made it.
The finders did not arrive on time.
And they say that Germans are always on time.
- Was Parkhomenko here? - Yes. He brought two radiograms.
He said he will come by for the response in the evening.
Perfect. If I'm not here...
... tell him that the operation is scheduled for Monday.
You're such a smart girl! Look here.
This is from Savchuk. This is from paratroopers.
He said it is very urgent.
Everything is fast and urgent.
- Something bad? - I don't know.
The paratroopers have their own code.
Svetlana Aleksandrovna, be careful with the window. Someone may see.
Alright. I will be careful.
Yurkin, did you receive the radiogram?
Yes, I need to decode it.
- These are Katia's symbols! - What Katia?
She always puts these symbols between words.
Are you crazy? Get out of here.
Yurkin, you have no idea what a miracle this is!
Where is the radio man? Radio man!
- Bros, have you seen the radio man? - He left.
Really? He left?
I'm listening.
Yes. Yes.
Captain, the first train is on its way.
- Report to me throughout the whole journey. - Yes, sir.
Nosov!
Go to the reception room and do not step away from the phone.
Tell the captain about all the phonograms as soon as they arrive.
Quick! Come on, hurry.
Nosov, fast. Sit.
Nosov not step away from the phone even for a minute.
Report all the updates about the journey of the first train.
- And also the special train. - I will.
Great. And do button up your jacket.
What is the special train?
I don't understand you.
I need to know what is on this special train.
This is very important.
Pavel Valentinovich, think fast.
You are a Soviet teacher and you hate the Germans.
Katia dear...
Katia dear, you got it all wrong.
I am not a Soviet teacher.
I am an enemy of the people who managed to not get killed.
Prison camp dust.
A member of the right wing opposition and supporter of the Kulaks.
I hate your regime.
And put away your weapon, you're not going to shoot.
I will.
Then shoot. Shoot.
Nosov! Forgot my order? Come on.
I'm going.
First train left the base.
It was sent out just in case of a sabotage.
A special cargo transport train is following it at a braking distance.
More exactly?
The distance between trains is 5 kilometres.
The special cargo train will reach the shooting range tomorrow at 5 pm.
That's all.
Would you have shot me, Katia?
Aren't you scared at all?
I'm very scared.
Ready.
On route without incidents.
Understood.
Voloshin!
Yes?
Put men along the banks.
See that tree?
- Put a sniper there. - I'll put Linko.
Place the mortar...
... over there, near the forest.
- Put Parshin be in charge. Got it? - Yes.
You and Parkhomenko go put mines on the road.
- Yes, ma'am. - And be careful.
Put the mortar here.
Get out of here.
Get out of here, I said! Go over there!
Everything is ready. All guerrillas are in position.
Pass it down. Get ready.
Pass it on. Get ready.
Take over.
- Is this the one? - Yes.
I don't understand. There is no action.
Should I go ask the paratroopers what's going on?
No, you stay keep an eye on the bridge. I'll go check it out.
OK.
Give it.
Friend! Where's the commander?
Commander, why no explosion?
Waiting for the 2nd train.
The 2nd is coming.
Give me the rifle.
Alarm! Sound the alarm!
Fire!
- Saboteur in the water! - Fire!
Do not let him escape!
- What do we do now? - Nothing for now. Wait for my command.
Get out!
Fire!
Charge!
Yes. What?!
Captain, guerrillas are attacking the special cargo train!
Damn!
Alarm!
Yurkin! Up on the train!
Yurkin!
Yurkin! Get away, it will explode!
The Germans have back up.
Retreat!
Guys, go down under the bridge. I'll slow them down.
Commander! Take this to the guerrillas.
Let's have fun.
Commander, we're leaving!
Grivtsov! He is alive.
Let's go.
- Captain! - Yes?
I have been ordered to arrest you.
Fuehrer's high command says that you are relieved of your duties.
What?
You are under arrest. Please, hand me over your gun.
On behalf of the Fuehrer give me your gun.
Walter, go to hell along with your idiot the Fuehrer.
What? Captain, please give me your...
THE END
We were not able to bring all of our comrades back from the battle field.
But we will never forget their names.
Eternal glory to all those who perished in the name of our victory.
Death to the Nazi invaders!
Who else wants to say something about our friends who were killed?
Then I will say.
From the command headquarters general of the guerilla movement...
and on behalf of the Regional Party Committee...
I don't see Parkhomenko!
Fedya, where is Parkhomenko?
Wait. Don't get upset.
He was not among the dead.
He must have not gone with the unit.
This happens all the time.
People think that the man is gone, but he...
Where is Voloshin?
Kolya did not come back.
At the conclusion of the operation send Flerova to her primary duty station.
OK, if it's so ordered, then we will send you back.
In two weeks the wagon with the wounded will be going across the front line.
So gather your things.
- What's this you brought me? - These are papers from the vault of Holt.
Leave them. I'll look them over in my free time.
- Jora, if you only knew, how happy I am to see you! - I am too, Katia.
Back in the forest Andrey and I used to think about you so much.
I know. The deceased Andrey told me about that back at the camp.
What did you say? Repeat!
I... I thought you knew.
Where? When? It's not possible!
During the battle. Before my very eyes. The whole unit saw it.
I thought you've been told. Katia!
- No! I would have felt it! - Katia! Katia!
No!
Be careful!
- I'm doing the best I can. - Katia.
First aid courses is not medical school.
Hold on. Hold on.
Where is it? I think I found it.
There it is.
Hold on, air force. We'll put on a bandage on now.
Do you think he will live?
Can't say at the moment.
We should not have let him join the operation.
Now we have to worry, will he make it to the plane...
or we'll have to answer for him not coming back.
Don't be afraid. We'll answer.
So how is he?
He's delirious, talking about his wife.
Ekaterina?
If he's thinking about his wife, then he will live.
Don't take the bush too far from here. It'll be good for the fires.
It's damp. It won't burn well.
It will dry in a week.
Well.
So you must be taking off?
- Good luck! - All the best!
- How are you? - I had a concussion.
I have a headache and my ears are ringing.
- Katia does not sleep. - I must tell her everything myself.
Of course.
Ekaterina!
Thank you for Sergey and Svetlana. Thank you.
Sit down, Flerova, and listen to us.
- I will stand. - Sit down, I said.
So I'm sitting.
Tell her, Alekseyevich.
Here's the thing...
Any ways. . he is alive.
Andrey is alive.
I saw him at the paratrooper's place. He is wounded,
but alive.
- Stop, stop... - Thank you!
Can I go see him?
No, you can't. Don't leave the radio for a minute.
New instructions are coming soon. Watch out!
- Can I write a letter to him? - We'll pass the letter on to him.
Now go.
Oh so happy! Go and rest well.
You also get some rest, Alekseyevich.
I'll go get some sleep. Somehow feeling lazy today.
- Can I help you? - No, it's alright.
If you can no longer fly, then come join us.
We'll take you without a testing period.
Better give him our phone number, in case he needs our help.
- What help? - Who knows!
Call us, if you have any problems.
Military unit 74200. Our call sign is "lerka. "
Got it.
Look over here...
Goodbye, Andrey!
Goodbye! Thank you.
Goodbye and good luck.
Captain Grivtsov?
Yes, sir.
Follow me.
Katia, translate what this says.
Alright.
If you translate word for word...
this is an agreement for intelligence work.
- An assignment in writing? - You can say so.
Jora Linko. I don't believe it!
- I bet. - What does this mean?
It means that our Linko is an agent of Nazi intelligence.
And what is this?
It seems to be the diary of Holt.
What does it say here?
What is it?
I cannot. He is such a butcher!
He executed our soldiers in the camp.
Himself. Of his own free will.
- Parkhomenko, see what's happening! - He has been killed!
Come on. Fast, disperse.
Maksim right. Parshin, Mikhei, follow me.
Stop, bastard! You won't get away!
You won't escape us!
Don't shoot!
Help, brothers!
I did not want to betray anyone. I just wanted to live.
Katia, tell them!
Katia, you know that for every two flight missions...
I was honoured with a medal. Katia!
Shoot me, so I don't suffer!
Swine! Scum! I hate you all!
Brothers! Katia, help me.
You're good. You cannot kill.
So tell us.
- What? - The whole truth.
How you betrayed your homeland, your comrades in arms.
Admit it, the sooner the better.
I did not betray anyone. And I have nothing to admit.
I demand that my arrest be reported to an independent committee...
I've had tougher nuts than you admit their guilt here. Nazi scum.
I believe there is a limit to human abilities.
It is impossible to work two days without sleep or rest.
This is inhuman, Colonel.
Yes, this is the opinion of all members of the tribunal.
Yes, take this into account.
Who is next?
Grivtsov.
Bring Grivtsov in.
Are you in this picture?
I am.
Good that you at least don't deny that.
The court sentences you to death by firing squad.
What?
Wait. There must be some mistake.
The verdict is final, and there is no appeal.
Comrade Major, wait!
Major, call the unit 74200!
Ask Major Deryabin. He will explain everything!
There is a mistake! I am not guilty!
Major Deryabin!
Do what you want, comrades, but I propose an hour break.
I'm sick of these bastards!
Listen, brother...
call the unit 74200.
The call sign is "lerka. "
Tell them that I have been sentenced to death.
My name is Grivtsov. Grivtsov.
Remember that? Ask for Captain Yurkin.
- Or for Major Deryabin. - Stop talking!
Remember, Major Deryabin.
Sentenced to death? Why?
Because all traitors of the motherland...
according to the Decree 342 of Comrade Stalin are to be shot.
Your Grivtsov has been shot too.
Well, well...
You just fainted. It's normal, do not be alarmed.
Bring us some tea with sugar.
Don't be scared.
This happens. You are pregnant, right miss?
- I'm on the 5th month. - Wonderful.
According to statistics when conception occurs in the spring...
the most healthy babies are born.
By order of company commander...
under the commissioner of internal affairs...
and in accordance with the verdict of the military tribunal...
Grivtsov, Andrey Konstantinovich is to be executed by firing squad...
for the crime of betrayal of the motherland.
The body will be buried in a common grave.
Load arms!
Aim!
You'll kill my battery this way... So stubborn you are!
Yes, I'm stubborn.
Calm down, Major.
I. U. L
Maybe she does not want to come out.
Half a year has passed. Think about it.
Stop it.
There is war all around. The woman is alone.
And she is sure that you had died. Think about it.
Sure that I died.
Load!
Aim!
Stop it! Drop your weapons!
- What's going on? I have an order! - Shut up! You sewer rat! Stand still!
NKVD Major is speaking to you. Commander of special missions group.
- Heard of such? - Yes, sir.
Then tell your company commander...
that Major Deryabin is taking away his soldier...
until conditions are clarified and the guilty are punished.
Follow me!
- It's not my fault! I have an order! - Investigation will show!
In our district besides this damn village...
we have two more Ozernys.
Small Ozerny and North Ozerny.
Your flight is tonight.
We don't have time for the journey...
to check out each of these badger holes.
Look at us sitting here, waiting for the sun to shine.
I think everything is clear. Let's go!
Andrey!