Florya, a young boy from a village in Byelorussia, is forced to join the exhausted Resistance members after the Germans invade the village. On the way back to his hometown, he encounters Glasha, a young woman who will be his companion for the rest of the trip. On his return home, Florya discovers the killing of his family and neighbors. His effort to stay alive in the middle of war's detritus grows even more harrowing, a struggle between despair and hope.
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Florya, a young boy from a village in Byelorussia, is forced to join the exhausted Resistance members after the Germans invade the village. On the way back to his hometown, he encounters Glasha, a young woman who will be his companion for the rest of the trip. On his return home, Florya discovers the killing of his family and neighbors. His effort to stay alive in the middle of war's detritus grows even more harrowing, a struggle between despair and hope.
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