When the Soviet-German war broke out, the Brest Fortress, a small town in Belarus near the Polish border, was the first to be attacked by German artillery fire, but the guarding forces contained dozens of times their own German forces in a small area. On the 30th day of the war, the Brest garrison, which had initially started the battle, was still holding on, and sent a message to the rear headquarters that "this is a fortress and is fighting". The last Soviet soldier who had been fighting for more than a year in the tunnels of the fallen Brest fortress was almost blinded by the harsh sunlight when he was pulled out of the crypt by the Germans when he was discovered. When interrogated by the German general, his answer was: "General, do you now know how far a verst is?" (Pre-war Germans claimed that this fortress was only a verst away from the Soviet-German border - a single charge would be enough Take it down) This film is based on the true story of the battle. The whole film runs through the battlefield memories of Akimov, a young trumpeter. Due to the innocence and simplicity of the minors, their spiritual journey in such a war crisis is more and more direct, real and flawless, and their views and observations on the war are more and more objective and realistic. Therefore, from his initial doubts, incomprehension and panic about the war to his gradual adaptation, calmness and courage, it undoubtedly shows the authenticity and objectivity of the history of this war. Akimov, a young man who could only play horns and never touched a gun, when the war was on the verge of finding his girlfriend Konya in the battlefield and the ruins, to consciously acting as a battlefield messenger, walking through the hail of bullets and walking through the wreckage of the fortress, Across groups of corpses, bravely fetching water for thirsty soldiers, and conveying orders to break through the battlefield... The most striking thing in the film is always his big eyes full of childishness and stubbornness. The cruelty of the war and the catharsis of family affection have cultivated the heroic image of this special boy, which is admired and admired.
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