Arquivo

Alexander Lazarev, a former Red Army sergeant, finds himself in a German camp for prisoners of war. He agrees to collaborate with the Nazis. Later, regretting his cowardice, he joins a partisan detachment. There is a strong disagreement between the commander and the commissar of the detachment over Lazarev. Finally, the commander insists on giving Lazarev a chance: they will put him through the test in a reconnaissance operation scouting out the area roads. Critics’ Award for best film at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam, the feature was banished from the Soviet Union and only released in 1985.