During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
Directing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Director |
Writing | Valentin Ezhov | Writer |
Writing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Writer |
Sound | Mikhail Ziv | Music |
Editing | Mariya Timofeyeva | Editor |
Production | Pavel Danilyants | Executive Producer |
Art | Boris Nemechek | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Lyudmila Ryashentseva | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Mariya Agafonova | Makeup Artist |
Visual Effects | Sergey Mukhin | VFX Artist |
Camera | Era Savelyeva | Director of Photography |
Camera | Vladimir Nikolayev | Director of Photography |