On the Road to Berlin (Doroga na Berlin) (Дорога на Берлин)

MOSFILM

CINEMA CONCERN "MOSFILM"

ALEKSANDR LITVINOV PRODUCTIONS COMPANY

With the financial support of The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

The Russian Military-Historical Society

Present

ON THE ROAD TO BERLIN

Based on the story by E. Kazakevich “Two in the Steppe” and the war diaries of K. Simonov

Let's go! Move!

Let's go, let's go!

SOUTHERN FRONT 1942

Airplanes!

Everyone take cover!

Airplanes!

Commanders and fighters of The Red Army! Your High Command is lying to you.

You will not be tortured or killed in German captivity, we will treate you well..

Soldiers of The Red Army, join us!

- Why did you change? - What are you talking about?

Why did you change your clothes, you fasсist? Why did you change?

Just leave me alone!

Hit the dirt! Fasсists. They’ve got us surrounded! Run for it!

- Give me back my rifle. - Get back!

- Get back! - Why’d you change clothes, fasсists?

I recognize all of you anyway!

Why’d you change clothes?! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you all!

He almost caused a panic, the rat.

Take him away!

Lieutenant!

Are you shell-shocked or something?

No, sir. Lieutenant Ogarkov, assigned to the 114th division.

Do you have a weapon? I do.

Yes! Here.

- Is it loaded? - Yes, sir! It is loaded.

Then why didn’t you shoot?

Attention!

Arrange yourselves in two groups!

- You’ll answer for this personally. - Yes, sir!

Do you know why there aren’t any craters from shells in the road?

Why? - Fritz orders.

Don’t bomb the roads or highways. Then they can use them themselves.

Comrade officers! You need to leave immediately for your divisions...

and deliver these orders. Thousands of lives depend on you!

- Even tens of thousands of lives! - Ogarkov!

Ogarkov, our divisions are positioned next to each other. We can ride together as far as Pavlovsky farm.

- Go, go. - Yes? I’ll get the horse!

Look over there.

- What’s your name? - Sergey.

Why don’t you have an orderly, Sergey?

They didn’t give me one.

How can a communications officer get by without an orderly?

Say something happens to you on the road, who will help you,

make a report to your superior officer? You head to the right here.

- See you. - Yes, sir!

Look lively, hold your position.

Turn around! More to the left! That’s it.

There! Come on, guys!

- Is this Aprelevka? - No!

Do you know where the 341st division is?

What division, damn it? The Germans have broken through our defense. Get out of here!

- Dig in deeper, deeper. Don’t slack off. - Comrade Captain...

I’m a communications officer. I have an order, I need to deliver it to the division.

Look here! We are here. The Germans broke through here.

The division you need is located in this area.

There’s nothing else I can tell you.

Belousov! Damn it!

I told you to the left! Well, that’s the direction. Got it!

- Sir! - Bring those branches over here.

Brace the mounts!

Tanks from the right!

Turn your weapon around! Aim for the one in front.

Take your positions.

- Set your sights at -20m. - Shell.

Аn armor-piercing shell. Load!

Fire!

More to the left, Belousov, damn you!

Why are you sprawled out?! Load.

Target at -18m!

Load! Fire. Fire, I said!

Aim constant. Three rounds, continuous fire.

First! Fire!

Four tanks. Aim higher, higher, damn it!

Load!

Do not retreat!

- I cannot hear you! - Khromov! Faster!

Back!

I said, go back!

Go back, damn it!

Why are you lying here!? Germans! Run, run!

Where are you deployed?

Back! I said! Back everyone!

Back, I said! You will all be court marshalled.

Bitches, back I said! Cowards!

Coward! Back! Back!

- Surname, first name and father's name. - Ogarkov, Sergey Leonidovich

- Age? - Twenty years.

- Rank? - Lieutenant.

- Position? - Communications Officer at the Staff Headquarters of the Army.

- Education? - Gymnasium in biochemical analysis.

- Did you know what order you were taking to the division? - Yes.

I'm talking about its content.

Did you know the content of the order?

- Yes, sir! - Then why didn’t you deliver it?

Well, I couldn’t get through to them.

There were tanks, well, many German tanks.

And the division had probably crossed over beyond the river. I do not know.

I couldn’t get through to them.

Who was your father, Ogarkov?

Why, "was"? He's still alive.

He is an engineer. At the factory in Gorky. Why, "was"?

Ogarkov and I split up near the Pavlovsky farm.

How was he acting?

A bit cowardly. But I thought it was a lack of experience.

- He's still young. - And how old are you?

Twenty-two years.

They hadn’t given him an orderly.

Still, he was a bit cowardly. After all, he was right by the staff of the division.

That night the enemy broke through our defenses in a few places.

Withdrawal is difficult because of the broken communication lines.

Orders for the re-deployment were sent to all divisions.

As for the 341st division...

It seems we’ve lost them.

Seryozha!

Seryozha!

Seryozha! What are you up to, you scamp?

What did I say about coming here?

After reviewing all facts...

and hearing the accused and witnesses,

The Military tribunal decrees:

"For exhibiting cowardice, desertion and betraying the oath,

we sentence former Red Army lieutenant

Ogarkov Sergey Leonidovich, in accordance with statute 193, point 2

to the highest extent of the law – death by firing squad."

Corporal Dzhurabaev, strip the condemned of the signs of his rank.

Come on, get out!

Come on, what are you waiting for?

Take off your coat! You won’t need it, anymore.

Comrade Lieutenanat,

It could be him, at the same time.

No rush.

Hands behind your back!

Get a move on.

Keep movin!

Get in!

Hey, open up. I’ve got...

Hey, open up! I need to explain something to them.

Hey, open up!

Open up. I need to explain...

Open up, I need to explain it all.

Open up!

You have no right.

I’m a Soviet citizen. Do you hear?

Hey, brother,

are you here?

Stop! Who is there?

Comrade soldier, I need to give the condemned a copy of the sentence.

I am the tribunal secretary.

The corporal of the guard must be with you.

The corporal of the guard is at staff headquarters in the village.

- Don't you recognize me? - The corporal of the guard must be with you.

Wow, Svetochka!

- What brings you here? -That guard of yours. He’s a complete idiot. A dolt!

That’s the way he is.

Woudn’t let his own mother through. Right, Dzhurabaev?

I need to give you a copy of the sentence.

Here, take it,

and sign for it.

There.

Here, here. Sign here.

Thank you.

Listen. Don't worry.

There is still hope. The Military Council has to confirm the conviction.

They can’t enforce it otherwise.

Maybe you’d like to write a letter?

I’ll mail it for you.

I didn’t bring the convict any grub,

cause I figured they would’ve already… Here, this is for you.

Džurubajev. Dzhurabaev, your boots aren’t too tight are they?

- No. - As you wish. Or I could try to rustle you up some new ones.

The conviction must be confirmed at the Army staff headquarters.

Do you hear me?

You will be personally responsible, if anything happens to this man.

You see, Dzhurabaev. You’ve got quite the reputation for being sombre. Go on!

You will be relievedin the evening.

Guard the convict like he’s the apple of your eye! Do you understand me?

What is it, Svetochika?

- Please, sit down. He’s just a sentry. - He’s the kind who would...

- take him out and kill him. - What? No!

You know, I’m always worried about you.

You women shouldn’t be here in the war, you understand?

War is a nasty thing. You can die.

they’d shoot you and wouldn't even notice that you're a girl. They’re fascists, after all. Do you understand?

Get out.

Move.

Move, move!.

Stop!

Just shoot me already!

GEt down! Get down!

- Give me your rifle. -No. - Give me your rifle! -No.

I cannot! No! It's forbidden!

Let's get out of here!