December 1941. Pilot Nikolay Komlev successfully carries out his orders to destroy the German tank column heading for Moscow. But Komlev's plane is shot down by enemy fighters, and he miraculously lands his Il-2 attack plane in a desolate forest clearing. It seems that the worst is over, he has survived an air battle. However, the real test has just begun: the wounded Komlev must traverse an incredible path, overcome frost, pain and hunger, stay away from wolves and escape the encirclement of Nazi special forces, who are determined to find him at all costs. The pilot has the will to survive, courage and, of course, love: Olga is still waiting for him at home. Her presence warms him, drives him forward and out of trouble. He has only one chance to survive, return to his beloved, take to the sky again and win.