December of 1941, Northwestern Front. A German tank column is relocating towards Moscow. During a goal to quit the adversary advancement, Nikolai Komlev's IL-2 is shot down. Komlev takes care of to crash-land his aircraft in a remote woodland cleaning. He lives, however far from pleasant territory. Ahead of him is a ruthless trial of severe physical as well as mental endurance. After fighting cravings and also extreme cold, averting packs of wolves and also detachments of Nazi soldiers, the wounded Komlev finally makes it back to safety and security. However there he faces another obstacle, the most life-altering of them all.