The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

"A battle for survival."

2021 1h 45m RU

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★6.5TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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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.

“A battle for survival.”

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Cast

Pyotr Fyodorov
Nikolai Komlev
Anna Peskova
Olga
Pavel Osadchy
Mikhail
Maksim Emelyanov
Ignat
Aleksey Barabash
Anatoly Grishko
Elena Drobysheva
Evgeny Mikheev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Renat Davletyarov
Writers: Renat Davletyarov, Aleksei Timoshkin, Sergej Ashkenazy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Renat Davletyarov, shot by Semen Yakovlev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pavel Kovalenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rodion Nikolaychuk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pyotr Fyodorov and Anna Peskova and Pavel Osadchy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A battle for survival.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14303882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Renat Davletyarov directs. Semen Yakovlev behind the camera. Pavel Kovalenko scores. Rodion Nikolaychuk cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Renat Davletyarov, shot by Semen Yakovlev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Pavel Kovalenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Rodion Nikolaychuk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pyotr Fyodorov and Anna Peskova and Pavel Osadchy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A battle for survival.".
7IMDB entry: tt14303882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.