The film is based on the real fact — football «The Death Match» between the German team and a team of Soviet prisoners of war, former "Dinamo". It happened in Kiev on June 22, 1942. Anticipating the possibility of losing, the Germans made a condition — defeat or death. If the Germans won, the Soviet footballers were promised freedom...
Dmitry Gorin is awaiting the post of branch manager of a savings bank. But one day he accidentally gives an extra amount to a person who works in the taiga on the construction of the Siberia-Ural power transmission line. To return the money, Dmitry has to go to the taiga. But he is not in a hurry to return to Moscow. The fact is that he discovers a completely different life, which he likes, and meets the girl he dreamed of
Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, o soldado de 19 anos Alyosha é condecorado por destruir dois tanques mas troca o prêmio por uma semana de licença para visitar sua mãe e consertar o telhado de sua casa. O caminho é longo e ele vai de trem em trem, vendo diversas facetas da sociedade e as mazelas da guerra. No trem conhece Shura e viajando juntos, se apaixonam.
