The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

Name: The Pilot: A Battle for Survival
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 2021-12-02
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Pyotr Fyodorov, Anna Peskova, Pavel Osadchy, Maksim Emelyanov, Aleksey Barabash

2021·Movie·15·105 min·★ 6.5(56)

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“A battle for survival.”

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.

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About The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival is a 2021 Russian-language war, history and drama film directed by Renat Davletyarov. The cast is led by Pyotr Fyodorov, Anna Peskova, Pavel Osadchy. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel.

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival was produced by DAProduction, Interfest, and Star Media and made in Russia. It was released on December 2, 2021, and carries a 15 certification.

Director: Renat Davletyarov
Writers: Renat Davletyarov, Aleksei Timoshkin, Sergej Ashkenazy
Release date: December 2, 2021
OTT release: March 1, 2022
Original language: Russian
Age rating: 15
Status: Released
Country: Russia
Production: DAProduction, Interfest, Star Media

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The Pilot: A Battle for Survival cast & crew

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival was directed by Renat Davletyarov and written by Renat Davletyarov, Aleksei Timoshkin, and Sergej Ashkenazy.

The cast features Pyotr Fyodorov as Nikolai Komlev, Anna Peskova as Olga, Pavel Osadchy as Mikhail, and Maksim Emelyanov as Ignat.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Pavel Kovalenko, cinematography is by Semen Yakovlev, and it was produced by Vladyslav Riashyn and Renat Davletyarov.

Is The Pilot: A Battle for Survival worth watching?

The Pilot: A Battle for Survival holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 56 ratings, a solidly received war films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy war, history, and drama, The Pilot: A Battle for Survival is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Pilot: A Battle for Survival

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It first became available to stream digitally on March 1, 2022.

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