这部电影讲述了1941年10月波多尔斯克军校学员在莫斯科郊外英勇抵抗的故事。波多尔斯克步兵和炮兵学校的学员被派往伊林斯基防线，与苏联第43军的部队并肩作战，阻止德军的前进，直到增援部队到达。由于寡不敌众，这些年仅十多岁的年轻人在一场持续近两周的战斗中献出了自己的生命。这场战 斗旨在阻止远为优势的德国军队向莫斯科推进。这部电影不仅关于战争。它也关乎爱情，真正的友情，以及从童年到成年的道路。大约3500名学员和他们的指挥官被派去坚守莫斯科郊外的最后一道防线。他们大多数人永远留在那里。The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men in their teens laid down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to obstruct the far superior German forces advancing towards Moscow. This film is not only about war. It is also about love, true camaraderie, and the path from boyhood to manhood. Around 3,500 cadets and their commanding officers were sent to hold up the last line of defense outside Moscow. Most of them remained there for eternity.