They fight for their motherland

The film vividly and truly shows the Soviet army's defense battle on the Don River steppe in the summer of 1942: During the retreat, a team was ordered to occupy the high ground at a crossroads behind a small village. The protagonists were engaged in different professions before the war, and the war brought them together. After an arduous battle, this team completed the task of occupying the highlands and saved the team's flag, but it paid a heavy price and suffered serious casualties.