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The Pilot: A Battle for Survival (2021)

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.

  • War
  • History
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Pyotr FyodorovPyotr FyodorovNikolai Komlev
  • Photo of Anna PeskovaAnna PeskovaOlga
  • Photo of Pavel OsadchyPavel OsadchyMikhail
  • Photo of Maksim EmelyanovMaksim EmelyanovIgnat
  • Photo of Aleksey BarabashAleksey Barabash
  • Photo of Anatoly GrishkoAnatoly Grishko
  • Photo of Elena DrobyshevaElena Drobysheva
  • Photo of Evgeniy MikheevEvgeniy Mikheev
  • Photo of Gela MeskhiGela Meskhi
  • Photo of Roman KnizhkaRoman Knizhka

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