A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon lieutenant leads his men to desert. The platoon members attempt escape from the city, now surrounded by the Soviet Army.

• B.A. Produktion
• Bavaria Film
• Dominique Horwitz
• Thomas Kretschmann
• Jochen Nickel
• Sebastian Rudolph
• Dana Vávrová
• Martin Benrath
• Sylvester Groth
• Karel Heřmánek