One night (film, 1944)

There is a Great Patriotic War . A Soviet bomber shot down by the Germans crashes over the front-line occupied city.

The crew of the aircraft is trying to survive. The wounded pilots are rescued by local residents, they hide the brave aviators in the ruins of houses. In the wake of the downed crew is a group of fascists.

The plot focuses on the feat of a young Russian girl, Vari (Irina Radchenko) ^[4] , who sheltered in the attic of a dilapidated house of wounded pilots. The Germans track down the shelter, but thanks to the courage and steadfastness of Vari, the soldiers manage to escape to their own. Soon, the Red Army with a sudden and powerful blow liberates the city - the Germans flee in panic. One of the surviving fighters ( Boris Andreev ) finds a girl who was wounded but not surrendered to the Nazis in the ruins, where he had recently been hiding.

Barnet creates a sad semi-adventure film about how a girl rescues wounded soldiers in an occupied city. It turns out a metaphysical thriller. Sleep. The absolutely ruined world appears on the screen - ruins and ruins. Living here is almost impossible. Yes, no one lives, only occasionally strange creatures roam without clearly defined goals.

- A. Shpagin The Art of Cinema (2005, No. 5) ^[5] .