Based on Vasil Bykov’ story of the same title.
December, 1941. The enemy is approaching Moscow. Here, at this section of the front-line, 60 kilometers from the capital city, every soldier must make his own step towards Victory... The leading characters of the picture, a team of scouts lead by Lieutenant Ivanovsky: Privates Pivovarov, Lukashov, Sudnik, Pogrebnyak, have made a step each. Source : www.lenfilm.ru