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Today I'll explain a War/Action film. Title T-34. Spoiler ahead, watch out, and take care!
The beginning of the film displays a warzone. The year is 1941 set in the outskirts of Moscow,
Russia. A truck is heading somewhere, suddenly stopping after noticing a sign beside the road.
There are two men inside the truck. One of whom is Nikolay, a tank commander of the Russian army
who gets down and violently breaks the road sign using an axe. Along with him is a young private
who is on the lookout. Just then, a war tank from the opposing German army arrives. Catching sight
of the approaching truck, they both rush to start their engine in hopes of making their escape. But
instead of going for the opposite direction, they boldly drive towards the German tank. The tank
attacks them mercilessly. Yet to their surprise, Nikolay skillfully steers and dodges the attacks.
The German tank in return redirects their aim and chases them. As they drive further, Nikolay cues
his comrade to count from one to four, to which the young private obliges. Nikolay maneuvers the
truck and is able to dodge every attack at his comrade’s cue leading to their successful escape.
Upon reaching their destination, he comes to know that the Germans have already destroyed
much of their shelters and killed many people. The Russian army realizes how much of a loss
they are currently in. The captain then introduces Nikolay to the last team alive,
composing a group of soldiers who specializes in operating tanks.
Nikolay meets his new formed crew and encourages them to fight the Germans but instead everyone
mocks and laughs at him in disbelief. Reason being is that only one medium tank remains,
and is currently damaged. Nikolay, on the other hand, does not care less and pushes through as he
formulates a plan of interference towards the Germans using the remaining T-34 medium tank.
The next day, tank commanding officer Klaus Jäger and his German army are spotted arriving
with their tanks on the village where they are taking shelter. Currently in hiding,
Nikolay instructs his crew to fire towards the designated area as soon as the Germans reach
the place. In a flash, two of the German tanks are blown away with missiles. Not long after,
Klaus discovers their location and another war breaks out as missiles launch one after another
from all corners of the entire village. Nikolay and his crew cleverly destroy a number of German
tanks. Unfortunately, the Germans kill one of their soldiers who happens to be the controller
of T-34. One of their crewmates named Stefan takes over and attempts to get them all out of
the village. The Russian and German tanks go face to face and start firing at each other,
ending the war by destroying each other’s tank. Nikolay and Stefan both survive. Nikolay attempts
to take a very injured Stefan to a safe place but is shot and captured by Klaus in the process.
Three years later, a group of Nazis are seen taking Jewish prisoners to their camp in a train.
The assigned commander orders everyone to kneel down, with the help of a Russian translator named
Anya. One man ignores the orders and agitates the commander. This man is none other than Nikolay,
who seems to have lost his sense after being shot. Being a prisoner for three years,
he attempts to escape seven times but ultimately fails. The commander gains intel of his attempts
and decides to lock him in a special block, where they torture Nikolay for weeks.
Subsequently, Klaus is on the move on shaping his tank battalion to be as strong as the
Russian army. He comes to the same camp which holds prisoner twenty-four Russian soldiers
who are part of the tank crew. Klaus takes notice of Nikolay and his bravery,
therefore choosing him as the best among the prisoners. Klaus meets Nikolay in his cell
together with Anya where Nikolay learns of his intentions. Klaus offers Nikolay another
chance to live by commanding him to train the German soldiers. Nikolay refuses his offer,
urging Klaus to threaten him into killing Anya which then prompts him to agree.
The next morning, all prisoners are gathered for the selection. The Germans bring Nikolay
in to choose the best soldiers. Nikolay recognizes many of his comrades’ faces.
He sees Stefan who also survived that night. After the selection,
they take the prisoners to a different place and assigns them the T-34 Russian tank that which is
able to destroy many of the German tanks. Klaus commands Nikolay to repair the tank within one
week. Nikolay, on the other hand, agrees with the underlying intention of drawing up a plan
to escape the camp with his team. Anya gains insight of this plan while standing behind.
They all go inside the tank, where Nikolay finds dead Russian soldiers and six armor-piercing
rounds. Nikolay seizes this opportunity and persuades Klaus into arranging a proper burial
for their dead soldiers. After getting his permission, they hide the rounds under the
clothes of the dead bodies, bringing the bodies for burial on an open field and buries them.
Days continue to pass and everyone works on repairing the tank while progressing on
Nikolay’s escape plan. On the other hand, Klaus is accompanied by Anya,
visiting from time to time to get more information from Nikolay regarding the war.
Nikolay and his crew successfully repair the tank. Klaus calls for a training exercise and comes with
his companions upon hearing the news. Nikolay and his team demonstrate how the tank works and shows
them how the tank functions during war which impresses the present Nazis. Klaus, however,
does not trust Nikolay and his selected crew which exhorted him into surrounding
their training grounds with land mines. Anya overhears this information and tells
Nikolay. She uses it to convince Nikolay to take her with them in their escape,
offering to bring them a map that reveals a safe route out of the camp.
The next morning, Nikolay and his team return to the field where they hid the armor-piercing rounds
and carefully sneak the rounds back in the tank. They promise each other to stay together, mentally
conditioning themselves for the coming war. Meanwhile, Anya quietly slips in Klaus’ room
using her entry pass and cautiously steals the map. She leaves unnoticed by the Nazis who are
in the middle of training. After retrieving the munitions, Nikolay together with his team create
a smoke screen to mask their movements. They start attacking the German tanks right after and targets
Klaus and his German soldiers at the tower. Klaus and one other officer survive the attack.
The oblivious Nazis finally gains awareness of the situation but before they can even respond,
Nikolay charges ahead, destroying everything that comes on their way and triumphantly escapes
through the main gate. During the attacks, Anya anxiously waits for Nikolay’s T-34
at the bus stop. She beams at the sight of the tank coming closer,
proving them victorious of their plan as she contentedly boards the tank.
The Nazis on the other side tirelessly tries every possible way to catch them. They command their
entire army to chase down and capture Nikolay and his team. They estimate the amount of fuel and
seal the tank has taken and utilizes it to track their possible location. Right at the moment,
Stefan informs everyone in the T-34 of the low fuel where Nikolay suggests for him to head
towards the nearest town as soon as possible. The locals in the said village panic at the
sight of the tank. Nikolay and his team take this advantage and are able to grab some food,
clothes, and other essential goods. They immediately leave soon after,
coming across a German tank on the way. They fortunately survive the shots as they opt
out from driving on the main road and instead aims for the route that leads to the forest.
Klaus comes to learn everything and takes action himself in searching for the T-34. He boards his
plane and flies to search through the forest from above. He effectively finds Nikolay and
his team’s whereabouts before sunset. Clueless of the fact, Nikolay decides for everyone to stay
in the forest. They dive into the nearby river, keeping all the worries aside for a while as they
enjoy a moment of freedom. During the night they resume planning their movement for the next day.
Nikolay suggests that they should drown the tank into the water, but the others refuse to do so,
promising each other to fight the Nazis hand in hand. Anya grows tensed from hearing about the
war. Seeing her worry, Nikolay approaches her and consoles her for the first time. Moreover,
he confesses his feelings to Anya. At that time, Klaus and his soldiers take advantage of the
darkness and enter the forest. They surround the entire area where Nikolay and his crew
are hiding. Nikolay and his team hear a sound which alarms their senses and quickly escapes.
On their way, Nikolay gives the map to Anya, telling her to go to the nearby town and take
shelter there. As they say goodbye, he asks her to wait for them until the next night. They part
ways from there, Nikolay together with his team successfully reach the nearby village before
sunrise. Much to their dismay, they notice a German trolley, coming to a realization that
they are completely surrounded by the Germans. They decide to take a shortcut, but fails as
they come across another German tank that is operated by an officer in the name of Volchok.
Volchok attacks the T-34 where Klaus gets his cue, ordering his team to surround the specific
area. Nikolay senses the danger, cleverly dodging Volchok’s attack yet again along with the attacks
of the German tanks from both sides. They plot an escape by breaking through a wall leading
to a narrow lane. Nikolay and the rest of the crew in the T-34 recklessly charge through the
narrow lanes, only to face another German tank on the other end. Both tanks fire at each other,
favoring the Russians during the blast off. From a distance, Anya hears the blast,
filled with worry and distress for Nikolay and his crew before she starts walking again.
On the battlefield, Nikolay's crew sights another tank aiming at them. But before it attacks them,
someone fires at the tank first. This happens to be done by Volchok, with his half-destroyed tank.
This unexpected move from Volchok leaves Nikolay and Klaus utterly surprised. Volchok continues
to attack more Germans but Klaus advances in a snap. Before Volchok can fire at his tank,
Klaus injures him and blows off Volchok’s tank in return. Nikolay and his crew reach
a point of demotivation upon witnessing this. But Nikolay persists not long after.
He again tells his comrades to not lose hope and reminds them of their promise to each other. He
also warns his team of the last remaining German tank which Klaus is maneuvering.
Nikolay signals them their attack and both tanks fire at each other, initially misaiming.
With only one armor-piercing round left, Nikolay comes out of the tank and briefly talks to Klaus.
He tries to hold him off when Klaus invites him to a duel. Nikolay grabs the opportunity to request
a wish for the last time, where he wishes to pick up his injured companion Volchok and be with him
at their last war. After hearing his last request, Klaus is stunned but eventually agrees to it. The
both of them head to a narrow stone bridge, leaving the village behind. Nikolay and the
T-34 are at a disadvantage, only with an option of dodging Klaus’ every attack. But the crew boldly
charges, steering towards the German tank head on. Following Nikolay’s every signal, Stefan who is
steering the T-34 continuously dodges every single attack from Klaus. Shots fire at them one after
another until their weak spot is hit. Stefan takes their tank and hits Klaus with it before he makes
any move. With their last remaining round they sharply aim and shoot at Klaus’ tank, successfully
damaging it. Klaus comes out from the tank heavily injured where he finds Nikolay standing with
a rifle aiming at him. Looking at Nikolay, he realizes and accepts his defeat. Nikolay on the
contrary puts the rifle’s aim away from him and grabs on Klaus’ hand as he and his tank are about
to fall off the bridge. But Klaus for the first time praises his opponent with a handshake and
lets go from Nikolay’s grasp, permitting himself to fall to his death along with the German tank.
The film comes to an end with Anya reuniting with Nikolay and the rest of the crew outside
the village, carrying Volchok alongside as they walk their way back to Russia.
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