The film is based on the real story of the incredible feat of the crew of the "KV-1" tank. Engaged in an unequal fight, the crew of Semyon Konovalov destroyed 16 tanks, 2 armored cars and 8 cars of the enemy force in the area of the village Nizhnemitiakin of the Tarasov district, Rostov region.
This is the story not of window heroes but of resourceful, joyful, very different boys, who simply wanted to live but who at the crucial moment knew how to make the only right decision and accomplish a legendary feat.