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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.

Winner of the critics` award for best film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the feature was banished from the Soviet Union and only released in 1985.