The Pilot: A Battle for Survival
Seen it?2021 | 105 min | War, History, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Pianist or The English Patient, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Renat Davletyarov
- Pyotr FyodorovNikolai Komlev
- Anna PeskovaOlga
- Pavel OsadchyMikhail
- Maksim EmelyanovIgnat
- Aleksey Barabash
- Anatoly Grishko
- Elena Drobysheva
- Evgeny Mikheev
- Gela Meskhi
- Roman Knizhka