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NIKITA MIKHALKOV'S TRITE STUDIOS

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AN ALEKSEY SIDOROV FILM

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VINZENZ KIEFER

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MIKHAIL MILASHIN

MUSIC IVAN BURLYAYEV, DMITRIY NOSKOV, VADIM MAYEVSKIY, ALEXANDER TURKUNOV

EDITED BY DMITRIY KORABELNIKOV

VFX SUPERVISOR ALEKSEY GUSEV

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MIKHAIL KITAYEV

CO-PRODUCED BY NELLY YARALOVA, YULIA IVANOVA

PRODUCED BY ANTON ZLATOPOLSKIY, RUBEN DISHDISHYAN, LEONARD BLAVATNIK

LEONID VERESHAGIN NIKITA MIKHALKOV

Give me an axe.

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEKSEY SIDOROV

Hurry up! I don't feel good about the place!

Comrade Junior Lieutenant...

That's better.

The Germans!

Move over!

Where are you going?!

Are you nuts?!

We'll make it! They have to turn the turret!

Get down!

When the turret comes to a stop, you count to four! Loud!

One!

Two! Three!

Four!

- Are you okay? Keep counting! - Yes, sir!

You count!

Two! Three!

Four!

He is going to shoot now!

- Step on it, buddy! - Keep counting!

Two! Three! Four!

Son of a bitch...

Hang on!

- Are you okay? - I think I am.

My name is Nikolai.

I am Vassya.

- Poplar calling Mignonette. Do you copy? - You must stop them!

I know!

- Repeat! I can't read you! - Battalion Commander!

Comrade Colonel, my battalion has been reduced to a single tank.

- Where are the rest of them? - Knocked out or given to the infantry.

I don't even have a tank commander. All of them were killed.

- I would do it but... - Fight to the bitter end!

Yes, Comrade Colonel.

Give me a light.

The Germans are approaching the village of Nefedovo.

Here is our order.

We cover the retreat of the brigade's staff office and the mobile hospital.

Good evening, Comrade Captain!

Junior Lieutenant Ivushkin, present for duty!

Reporting. The kitchen truck held off

a mean attack of an enemy tank on the way.

The hot meals have been delivered.

- Are you an armor officer? - Yes, Comrade Captain.

Buddy.

Stalin is the only person I want to see more than you now.

Fall in!

Attention!

Meet your new tank commander.

Junior Lieutenant Ivushkin. Please, welcome.

- Good evening, comrade tankmen! - Hello, sir.

He will brief you.

You are our only hope, guys.

Break a leg.

Sure thing.

At ease.

I sense no fighting spirit.

Will you give us a mission briefing, sir?

The Germans broke through our lines at Nefedovo.

We must hold the village and cover

the retreat of the staff office and the hospital.

What's the recon on the German force?

A company. Maybe more.

- Infantry? - Tanks.

Are you kidding us?

- With a single tank and no support? - We'll have some support.

From an infantry squad.

No way. We are not that stupid.

Pavlo, give me a gun. I will shoot myself.

Hush, dudes!

Comrade Lieutenant, we have been fighting for a week with no sleep at all.

We survived the rest of the battalion by pure miracle.

You want to slaughter us now?

Today is his first day on the frontline. What else can he say?

Anyone else wants to speak out?

Now you listen to me.

Today is my first day on the frontline.

But I was an A student in the tank school.

Make way.

The tank is not on station even though in the rest area. Why?

You think we are at a health resort?

Is the caponier 1,5 meters long?

But it has to be minimum 2 meters long.

Were you too lazy?

Why did you store the ammo here?

I can't hear you.

And I don't think I will.

- What's your name, comrade driver? - Vasilenok.

Good that you keep the engine warm, Vasilenok.

But why is the oil leaking?

- Fix it now. - Yes, sir.

We have our orders.

I am warning you. I will equal nagging to cowardice.

And I will punish it under the laws of war.

Is that clear?

The enemy is a stone's throw away from Moscow. Stop whining!

What a disgrace!

A single tank can do a lot of damage to the enemy when its crew knows their trade.

Comrade Junior Lieutenant, Sergeant Gabulia reporting for service.

One minute, please.

Tankmen, fall in! Attention!

At my command!

Inspect the tank and prepare it for action!

Load extra ammo.

- Remove everything you don't need. - May I keep my harmonica?

- Are you good at playing it? - Not bad.

Permission granted.

RELENTLESS

The low morning sun will blind the Fritzes.

I will take this position here.

I will stay here and draw their fire.

The road is winding here.

The Fritzes will expose their sides to you.

- It is a good strategy, comrade Gabulia. - It is all about experience.

- Can I give you a hand? - We'll manage, comrade commander. You...

You command.

Dear Mommy.

Please, don't worry. I am perfectly fine.

We are beating the Fritzes hard.

Regards to Auntie Manya.

Kisses. Your Nikolai.

- The Russians are planning something. - You think so?

The village looks too serene.

Remember, Wolff.

The Russians are always planning something.

Coffee?

Damn frosts!

I can't get used to this chilly weather.

The beard should keep you warm.

When are you going to shave it off?

You look like an Ivan now.

Probably, in a week. When we seize Moscow.

I bet my watch that we'll beat everyone to the Red Square.

Now we should make it there.

Start the engines.

Crews, get ready!

The convoy distance is 25 meters. Forward! Move!

Here they are. They look like head lice crawling away from kerosene!

Three...

Four, five...

Beautiful. They follow their commander like goslings follow the mother goose.

The mother goose looks familiar to me.

Okay, Fritz...

Ready to bump heads?

- Crew, prepare for action! - Yes, sir.

Kobzarenko, an armor-piercing shell!

Up!

Let's do it, commander! What if the engine fails?

You'll have to re-start it then! Keep it cool, comrade driver!

Show me your side, uber alles shithead.

Move in.

Crews, stop!

Shit...

Shut down the engines!

Did he sense danger?

What's going on out there?

Keep quiet.

Give me a crowbar.

Too quiet. I can't hear any dogs barking.

Come on, Guram.

You are our only hope now.

Attention! An anti-tank gun in the barn at 11 o'clock!

Yes! That was smart, Guram! They took the bait.

Get out of there, Guram! Before they shoot!

Tanks 22 and 33, take out the gun!

They took the bait!

Let's go!

Damn, Vasechkin! I said, we go!

Move!

Shoot, comrade commander! What are you waiting for?

Too early, comrade driver!

Now get this, gosling. Quack-quack!

Holy cow!

You took out two of them with a single shot!

Tank in the haystack at 1 o'clock! Tanks 14 and 15, destroy it!

- The third one is out! - I love it!

- Vasilenok, start the engine! - I am on it!

Vasilenok, what the hell are you waiting for? Move out, now!

The road is too muddy!

Wolff, what are you waiting for?

I know what I am doing.

Shit! I can't pierce through their head armor.

Fire!

That's a good start, comrade commander!

Great job!

Today is my first day on the frontline.

Vasilenok, take us to the alternate position.

- Target not identified! - Cease the fire!

Comrade Sergeant, permission to open fire.

Negative.

We wait for the tankmen.

- Another one! - Four tanks out!

Do it!

Rotate to 2 o'clock! The target is in the stable.

Got it!

Identified!

- Up! - Fire!

Shit!

He is going away!

Infantry! Smoke the Russian tank out!

Vasilenok, start the engine!

The Fritzes are out there!

I got it!

- Good job, Makheev! Hold the ground! - Ammunition pan!

- At any cost! - Yes, Comrade Sergeant!

Warmest greetings from the young communists of the Amur River region!

Come on, come on.

Bye-bye...

An armor-piercing one! Stop at the gates!

Yes, sir!

The fifth one is out!

- Move on. We hide behind the stable! - Got it!

- Crew! - It didn't go through!

Vasilenok, quick right turn!

- I am on it! - Quick right turn!

This is no toboggan!

Just do it!

Move out behind the stable!

- The Fritz is at our right side! - Move out to cover!

They trapped us like hunters trap a wolf!

Essay assignments. My Homeland. My Home Village.

Crew, stop!

Rotate to one o'clock!

Kobzarenko, an armor-piercing shell!

I got you now.

The enemy tank is destroyed.

Are you okay?

Ganya!

Ganya!

Ganya is gone!

Calm down!

Comrade Sergeant!

- Comrade Sergeant! - Grenades.

Kobzarenko, an armor-piercing shell!

Vasilenok, take us away from here!

- Yes, comrade commander! - Step on it, buddy!

What?!

Load!

Driver, dodge it!

Up!

Fire at will!

He is good!

Aim at the one by the gates of the stable!

Got it!

Come on! The right side!

Stop!

Driver, move out! Come on, buddy!

- Shit! - Keep it cool! Keep it cool, Wolff.

- Comrade driver! - Yes, sir!

- What's your name? - Stepan Savelyevich!

Good job, Stepan Savelyevich. Thanks for your efforts!

Serving the people of labor!

Good. Now it's just you and me.

Okay, Fritz, let's drop gloves now.

Let's do it, Stepan Savelyevich!

You asked for it!

Load! Move! Forward!

Kobzarenko, an armor-piercing shell! Vasilenok, move out!

A cherry orchard by my house...

Fire at will!

May bugs are humming in the trees...

Farmers are bringing their ploughs to the fields...

The girls are singing...

And their mothers are waiting for them for dinner...

Shit!

- I am wounded! - Wolff, get yourself together!

Do you want to die here?

Quick left turn!

Stop!

- I can't do it... - Wolff!

Prepare to fire, soldier.

Driver! Short cut to the house!

And their mothers are waiting for them for dinner...

Shit! Load!

Aim at the fuel tank!

Kobzarenko...

Son of a bitch...

Hang on...

1944. THE THIRD REICH

THURINGIA. S III CONCENTRATION CAMP

Welcome to our resort!

Our resort is very special.

This is the place where we separate the sheep from the goats.

Remember all you who enter:

you don't have any thoughts or emotions.

The Germans are your masters.

The Germans decide whether you live, or you die.

Attention!

Down!

Look at me. Are you Russian?

Herr Commandant, they call him the Russian Tankman.

His identity and military rank are unknown. 7 escape attempts.

What is your name and your rank?

I asked for your name and rank.

Please, answer him. You can't keep silent.

You are special, Tankman. Do you want to die standing?

- Place him in the special unit. - Yes, sir.

Your name and your rank?

Make sure he doesn't kick the bucket. I will make him talk.

They are here.

- Gentlemen. - Herr Reichsfuhrer.

General Guderian briefed me about your report, Standartenfuhrer Jager.

Your suggestion comes at the right moment.

Herr Reichsfuhrer, in a short while

the Russian tanks will descend upon our borders.

If we fail to take urgent measures, the Reich will be doomed.

I want to train tank supermen who can stop the Red Army.

Do you hate the Russians, Jager?

I am a soldier. I am not influenced by sentiment.

My duty is to serve my Motherland.

Herr Inspector General,

I put Standartenfuhrer Jager

in charge of the tank battalion

with the SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend".

Yes, Herr Reichsfuhrer!

The future of the Reich is in your hands now, Standartenfuhrer.

We found 27 people for you, Herr Standartenfuhrer.

But no armor officers among them.

Permission to explain.

In an attempt to escape the well-deserved retaliation,

captured officers say they are privates

- or sergeants. - Good.

Those who hide want to survive.

I want an officer who wants to survive.

A tank commander.

Who is he?

I am afraid, he is the worst option, Herr Standartenfuhrer.

This Ivan has got a death wish.

He was taken prisoner in 1941. But he never told us his name or rank.

7 escape attempts. He was brought here for execution.

Jager, are you okay?

We found the right man.

Hauptsturmfuhrer, we are on a highly classified mission here.

I want a competent Russian interpreter.

Someone from inside the camp. Expendable.

Right now!

Long time no see, soldier.

You remember November 27, 1941?

The village of Nefedovo?

You commanded the armor company I crushed.

But I shot you.

You look good.

You are hopeless.

And unfit for service.

You are subject to elimination.

I am going to give you a second chance.

You will put together a Russian tank crew and train them.

One day you will go to the training grounds

and show my cadets all you can do.

You will have no shells.

Nothing but your skills.

If you die, you die on a battlefield.

If you survive,

you will train crews for me.

I already had a crew killed. My first crew.

You fought well.

We fought on our own land, you Fritz.

I am waiting for your answer.

Screw you.

I am counting to five.

One.

Two.

Enough! I'll do it!

You don't have to translate it.

That was smart, soldier.

Your name and rank?

Junior Lieutenant Ivushkin.

Get up! Take him away!

Sample Boots #28 stood the test. The tear and wear is acceptable.

The camp is ready for inspection.

18 382 prisoners are present.

385 people are ill.

32 people died last night.

Very good.

The camp is ready for inspection.

18 382 prisoners are present.

Call them out.

You stand in awe now.

This kind man is going to call out the chosen ones!

These people can do it.

These people can do it.

Holy shit, what is this thing?

Looks like a T-34. But not exactly.

It is a T-34. Straight from the battlefield.

- Equipped with an 85 mm gun. - At least.

You have a week to fix the tank

and to prepare it for the test.

This is the newest Russian tank. It was captured at the Eastern front 3 days ago.

It can allegedly defeat our Panthers.

First of all, you remove the dead bodies and clean the turret.

Get to work.

Crew, fall in!

From now on, I am your commander. You execute my orders without any hesitation.

Permission to speak, comrade commander.

Granted.

What is our mission?

Our one and only mission is to fight the enemy.

We are temporarily under the control of this son of a bitch.

Look, buddy. I may have been a tank commander, too. Longer than you.

Did you ask us if we want to be under his control or not?

Nikolai. We don't want to die for nothing.

Guys. We will have to fight in this tank.

We will fight German cadets.

They will fire live shells at us.

If we want to survive, we must prepare the tank and do our job.

Any questions?

Just like gladiators?

I read a book about them.

- If anyone disagrees... - I don't!

If anyone disagrees, let me know and I will send you back to the camp.

I am sick and tired of loading trolleys. I'd better go into combat.

What do you think?

Even if we survive, what is going to happen next?

We'll go into the next battle, comrade driver.

Did you forget that we are in the war?

I did not.

Waiting for your orders, comrade commander.

You can't go in there! We disinfect the tank first!

I found dead bodies of the entire crew inside.

Asking for permission to give the tank crew a proper burial.

Permission granted.

Cache the hand grenades there, too.

We'll avenge you, guys.

Stepan.

Guys. Can you rattle for me?

Yes, sir.

What is it?

Can you rattle? Do it!

- Rattle what? - Your bones!

Ionov! Do you think everyone is as tall as you? Make it lower.

Attention, crew. Here is the 3D tactical map of the training grounds.

You come here and look at it.

You have to memorize it like the Internationale.

What if I always forgot the lyrics in the third verse?

- Ionov. - Yes, comrade commander.

You train Volchok in your free time. Help the dummy.

I will help the dummy, comrade commander.

You...

This is the place where we were.

And this is...

The tank.

- Commander. - Yes?

Can I have a word with you?

Let's go fix the headlight.

What are you planning to do?

You guess.

You want to flee in the tank?

Why not?

We are 300 km away from the Czechs.

We've got a brand new T-34.

It’s just a six hours ride down the highway.

We have no chance.

Think about it, Stepan.

We have six shells.

If we take the risk, there is a reasonable chance of success.

You are the best tank driver in the entire Red Army.

Come on.

Remember, we ate a German tank company for breakfast near Moscow.

My dear Nikolai, when was that?

But now we are like a rabbit who has to kill a wolf.

Out there is our freedom, Stepan.

Out there is our victory.

Are you with me?

You asked for it.

I am with you, commander. I am with you.

Prepare the tank, Stepan.

Ivushkin, the boss is calling.

Our boss is in the Kremlin, miss.

Come in!

My colleague.

Come here.

How are the tank repairs coming along?

I need another two or three days.

Sit down.

You will go into battle soon, Ivushkin. I will brief you on your mission.

Ivushkin, do you mind me calling you by your family name?

My first name is Nikolai.

We are kind of namesakes. My name is Klaus.

Like Nikolaus. You get it?

Nikolai, Nikolaus. Klaus.

Listen, Nikolai.

You will take up...

...the position here.

In an ambush.

My Panther tanks...

My Panther tanks will approach you.

Do you follow me?

I will do some stealth maneuvering and reach an attack point.

Back then, near Moscow did you dig in under the haystack?

Far from it. I took my position an hour before dawn.

We barely had time to throw some hay on the tank.

What if I had spotted you?

- I would have called in the artillery. - But you hadn't spotted me.

To your health!

May your liver go into pieces!

Here is to a long and happy life.

And you hook it up.

Crew, fall in!

Attention!

Well done. No time wasted.

Get ready for a performance test.

Crew, post!

Yes, comrade commander.

Crew, report when ready.

- Ready! - Ready!

Always ready!

Forward!

Yes, sir!

Now, that's a vehicle! What a beast!

Show them some ballet dancing, Stepan Savelyevich!

Yes, sir. Enjoy the Swan Lake. Hold on, guys!

The Belarusian is an ace!

That was hell of a twist!

You can't match us, you can't catch us.

Come on! Did you shit your pants?

You are never too old to learn, Quasimodo.

Tillike.

Lay the mine fields all around the training grounds.

Got it.

Hello, sweetie. Come on in. I will take you on a tank tour.

What is wrong?

Jager put the troops on full combat alert.

They are laying mines around the training grounds.

Will you try it anyway?

What?

A breakthrough.

Nikolai, I am neither blind, nor deaf.

We can't do it without a map.

I will bring you the map from Jager's office.

No, you will be the prime suspect.

Will you take me along?

No.

Nikolai, I prefer dying by your side to being a prisoner.

Here is the mold. Make a key.

I won't stay here alone.

I'd better die.

Cadets!

You have a tactical combat test today.

I am sure that you will prove to be true bearers of the German spirit!

Remember this.

if you can fight the Russians,

the Anglo-Saxons will be no match for you!

The Reich will rule the world.

Good luck!

Guys.

They laid mines all around the training grounds.

We will attempt to break through the main gates.

Three Panthers are against us out there.

We have 6 shells and enough fuel to cover 30 km.

There's just one thing I want to tell you.

This is the minute we have been waiting for so long.

Overwhelmed with fury and hatred for the enemy, and contempt to death,

I swear to crush the Nazi vermin in its own lair!

I swear.

Crew.

Prepare for action.

Lord, grant Thy peace upon his soul...

Sorry, guys. Rest in peace.

We've got 4 armour piercing shells and 2 fragmentation ones.

Pray to stay alive, Nazis.

Report the location of the Russian tank.

The Russians left their starting position.

Not bad.

The cadets are moving in a straight line.

Good job.

- The Russians are setting up an ambush. - Good. We move on.

Oh my God.

Unbelievable.

The cadets are approaching the Russian ambush.

Standartenfuhrer, your pipe.

Not bad for a start.

Where are you going?

In accordance with Administrative Order 11

signed by the General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment,

Gauleiter of Thuringia, Obergruppenfuhrer Sauckel

I have the right to a single exit outside the secure perimeter.

You come back before 8 o'clock.

Go!

- Farewell, dummy. - Open the gates!

A smokescreen is a good idea. Did you expect it?

The Russian commander is smart.

Bless us, O Lord.

- Driver, start the engine. - Yes, sir.

Keep your eyes open.

Come on, kitty. Show us your side.

Volchok, do your job.

- Tank, left. - Tank, left. Yes, sir.

- Identified. - Fire.

What the hell is that, Jager?

It's burning!

- We got them! - Good job, Volchok! Driver, move in!

That was awesome, Volchok! You tore the kitty to pieces!

I hate to hear it meow!

Where did they get the shells?!

Move, move!

Ready the gun! Direct at the hill!

Contact the Panther crews.

Attention! Full combat alert!

Full combat alert!

We are in a radio contact with the Panthers.

Standartenfuhrer Jager speaking. Tank 2, status update!

Tank 3, tell me what you see.

Come on! Step on it!

Tanks, move out! Tank 2, rotate to 10 o'clock!

Tank 3, rotate to 11 o'clock.

If you see the enemy, fire at will.

Where is he?

Comrade commander, they are waiting for us now!

- Ionov, load a fragmentation shell. - Yes, sir!

Up.

The tower!

Shit!

He is at 10 o'clock!

With compliments, scumbags!

- Assholes! - Driver, step on it!

- Where should we go? - We break through the gates, Stepan!

We break through the gates!

- Hide behind the warehouse! - Yes, sir!

Move! They are trying to escape!

Get yourself together! Give orders!

Prepare to engage!

Hold on, guys! We are taking off!

- What is that? - These are German cars.

Not anymore.

Go for the gates, Stepan!

A machine gun!

Driver, close the window!

- Scare them off, Volchok! - Yes, sir.

Will you ever stop shooting?...

Go for the gates!

- Step on it, Stepan! - Come on, Belarusian!

Hooray!

Stop it!

Hello, ladies.

Where would you like to go?

Good job, comrade Yartseva.

Good luck, ladies.

Hop in if you dare. First, we'll have to go to Prague.

Move over down there.

Hi!

- Hello. - Hello, my friends.

Good bye, ladies.

Please, come here. This is your seat.

Welcome to our tank.

Set up an emergency command center! Report our losses.

Report to Department 1A of the Military District Command!

Deploy artillery and anti-armor units!

Yes, sir!

Block all the highways within 50 kilometers!

You won't get away...

Step on it, driver, before the Fritzes react.

We will run out of fuel soon, commander.

Our beast is hungry like a wolf.

We are 20 km away from a town.

We'll get some fuel there.

Hey, Fritz! Fill it up with the fuel oil! Understand?

Stepan, why keep so close to the wall?

I am used to doing that.

You are a funny fellow! We are deep in the enemy territory.

The town is so small.

Just a couple of police officers here. Show them a tank parade.

- Comrade commander! - Tell me.

The sun is high, and we are hungry.

Awaiting your order to plunder the town.

We don't plunder.

Aren't you hungry?

I am. We ask them to give us food.

Ionov, Volchok, get ready to exit. You have 5 minutes.

On the outskirts of a workers' neighborhood...

What an obedient man, eh? Give up the gear!

Bitte.

Be careful what you wish for.

Thank you.

Girls, have you ever tried to eat bats?

I have. They are okay. Quite nutritious.

I am happy now.

Thank you. Bye.

Stepan, step on it. We have to reach the foothills and hide there.

Move left!

Is everyone okay?

- Yartseva? - I am fine.

- What was that? - They put an anti-air gun on the road!

The scumbags blocked the highways.

Stepan! Let's zigzag like a rabbit!

Yes, sir!

Staff office!

Yes, sir.

The Ivans have just miraculously escaped our anti-air gun in Weimar.

Ivans the Magicians!

Just what I thought.

They are going to the border of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

We drove them off the highway.

Now we have to tighten the net on minor roads.

What is going to happen next?

They are in a trap now.

Tillike, call in the air force.

- Yes, sir. - And the psychics, too.

You can even call the Ahnenerbe institute.

I am off to Berlin.

Jager, if you don't catch the runaways tomorrow morning,

I will not be able to help you.

Here are the Erzgebirge! Czechoslovakia!

One more time.

I know they are somewhere here.

Herr Standartenfuhrer, we are low on fuel!

We fly on!

Herr Standartenfuhrer, we have to go back now.

We fly on!

- Repeat, we have to go back right now! - They are here!

- Keep calm. Lower. - Roger that.

Commander, the beast is good. But it is going to overheat soon.

Stepan!

We must get to the mountain pass.

We'll spend the night there.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, tank gods! I thought we were going to Berlin non-stop!

Berlin is the opposite direction.

Go as low as possible and fly along the road.

Lower!

Even lower.

Lower!

I got you!

Stepan Savelyevich!

Yes, sir.

You know what you have to do.

We can't move on in the forest at night. We'll wait for the dawn.

- Ionov. Get some firewood. - Yes, sir.

Volchok, inspect the forest around us.

I'll be happy to do that.

- Yartseva. - Yes?

- Make us some dinner. - Yes, sir.

Comrade commander, permission to speak.

Shoot.

There is a body of water close by. I suggest going for some spa treatments.

Keep quiet.

Hurray!

We are free!

We are at the position.

I found them.

The Russians are in the area between

Klingenthal, Zwickau, Chemnitz and Annaberg.

- Send out the first platoon. - Yes, sir.

- I want to call Berlin. - Call Berlin now.

Standartenfuhrer Jager reporting. I found them.

The runaways will be eliminated by 8 am.

A bullet flew

Over the mountain

And it hit a guy straight in his chest

It hit the guy straight in his chest

The blood flowed like a river

The blood flowed like a river

And it reached the Danube river

My mother went there to bring water

And to remember her son

Oh Mother. Why do we want a war?

Where my son was killed...

Okay, guys.

Enough.

We are 50 kilometers away from the Slavkov forest.

We accomplished our mission. We derailed the Fritzes' plan.

Here is my order. We sink the tank in the lake.

We take some rest and then split.

We must survive.

Nikolai, I joined you on my own free will.

- May I tell you something? - Please, do.

I don't want to dump the tank.

Comrade commander, I won't go anywhere without you.

We are Red Army soldiers.

We took an oath to beat the enemy to the last drop of our blood.

- Leaving a horse behind is shameful. - Volchok!

You've got an eagle's eye and a keen ear.

You should perform in a circus.

I spent too much time out there in the taiga.

- Driver! - Watch your tongue.

Okay.

You can have another drink.

Everyone goes to sleep in 5 min. We wake up at 4 am and leave.

Lookouts change every hour.

Look.

A star fell down.

Nikolai.

Did you make a wish?

Of course.

I want to love you forever.

Hug me, Nikolai.

I waited for you my entire life.

Anna, wake up.

Wake up. It's an alarm.

Crew, wake up! Jager is here.

They'll block the mountain pass in the morning.

We have to break through in the dark.

Anna...

You can't go with us in the tank.

- I will not stay here without you. - Anna, listen to me.

They cornered us. We'll break through.

We'll keep them busy and you go east.

Look at the map.

We are here. Klingenthal is the only town close by.

You have to pass it by the left side. You will see a big meadow.

- Got it. - You will wait for us there.

If we don't come tomorrow night,

don't wait any longer. You go east at night.

Due east. You got it?

- I got it. - Anna...

We have to do it, my love.

Don't be afraid, comrade gunner.

- The forest will never give you away. - Thank you.

Take it, darling. You'll need it.

- See you. - See you.

See you later, my love.

Go, go, go.

It's an ambush.

Someone left a suitcase and a baby stroller in the street.

No German would do that.

Looks like they evacuated the civilians.

They are waiting for us.

- Stepan. - Yes?

Move out and go to the side street.

We'll take a detour.

Prepare for action!

There's a Panther to the left! Another one!

You scumbag!

We can't go through their head armor!

Fire a fragmentation shell at the bottom plate!

- Reload! - Yes, sir!

Set up a delay!

- Can you aim on the move? - I can, comrade commander!

Stepan, easy!

- Identified! - Fire!

- It's burning! - Good job, Volchok!

I am fucking speechless!

Cool down now!

Tank 114 destroyed.

The Russians are moving towards the main square. Go to the backup positions.

Watch out!

Wait here. I will take a look around.

The street is 8 meters wide.

A tank moving at 20 km per hour covers 5,5 meters every second.

The Germans will have 1,5 seconds to take a shot.

We have to distract them.

Don't miss it when he comes here.

Yes, sir.

- Where should I go, comrade commander? - Wait, Stepan.

We are in a trap. Three Panther tanks are all around us.

Here is the plan. Who is the worst daredevil here?

Don't ask. You give me an order, commander.

Look here. This is our current position.

It's dark outside and their tank commanders keep the hatches open.

This tank is yours. You must distract them.

You got me?

I got you just right.

Do it.

Guys.

Good luck.

Good luck to you too, Serafim. Good luck.

When you hear the explosion, step on it!

- Where should I go? - Can you see the wall?

Yes.

There should be an exit on the other side.

What if there isn't any?

Then we are dead.

You are the man, Volchok!

You missed it, screw up!

112 and 115, move on to the square. We'll corner them.

Here we go!

There is a Panther straight under our nose! Rotate 180 degrees!

They are turning the turret! Come on, commander!

- Load the gun! - Three shells left!

Son of a bitch!

- Come on! - Where is his gun?

We can make it! Keep turning!

Come on!

Load the gun!

Shoot!

Just a second!

Are you okay?

Stop!

115, prepare to fire!

Farewell, fellows.

Who fired at them?

Volchok did it! No one else could do that.

Did he seize a Panther?

We have two tanks now!

Gunner, Tank 112. Up and fire!

I can't shoot at my comrades.

Your comrades are dead.

The Russians seized the tank! They will destroy us!

Move over!

- Load the gun! - It's that horned devil again.

Guys.

You, son of a bitch!

Don't think he is dead. He is a lucky guy.

Is this what you want? Okay.

Oh you, rotten dog's liver!

5 minutes, Nikolaus!

Let me pick up my comrade, first.

Here I am, Nikolai.

Dudes. Here is my plan.

Stepan. We come on to the bridge at full speed.

You start dodging at my command.

Serafim, load the gun.

It's the last one. Up.

We must come as close to them as possible.

The probability of success is 1 in 1000.

The plan is perfect. For a circus show.

We'll be the stars of it.

I feel scared.

Volchok, keep your pecker up!

Forward!

Forward!

Our Father, who art in Heaven.

Hallowed be Thy name...

I am not going to kill you.

I will take away your turret. Stop!

To the right!

...Thy kingdom come,

Your will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven;

I will take away your shield.

To the left!

To the right!

Fuck!

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation...

And your tracks.

Eat this, scumbag!

Throw him off the bridge, Stepan!

- And forgive us our trespasses... - Throw him off!

Wait here.

Shoot!

Well, did we run out of Fritzes to kill?

There are more coming.

What are we going to do with the beast? The fuel tank is half full.

We won't leave it to the enemy. Help Volchok out.

We'll go on foot now.

DEDICATED TO ALL TANK HEROES OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR, WHO GOT FAMOUS

OR REMAINED UNKNOWN, WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR CAME BACK HOME.

Written and Directed by Aleksey Sidorov

Produced by Anton Zlatopolskiy, Ruben Dishdishyan, Leonard Blavatnik

Leonid Vereshagin and Nikita Mikhalkov

Alexander Petrov

Viktor Dobronravov

Irina Starshenbaum

Anton Bodganov

Yura Borisov

Vinzenz Kiefer