About the film
After a long summer of searching, a group of four geologists finally discovers a diamond deposit in remote Siberia. They are ready to go home with the map.
Then a huge forest fire cuts them off from their boats and supplies. The journey back becomes a desperate fight for survival, and the leader writes letters to his wife that he may never send.
Made by the team behind The Cranes Are Flying, the film is famous for its breathtaking black-and-white camerawork.
Did you know?
- It was made by director Mikhail Kalatozov and cameraman Sergei Urusevsky, the team behind The Cranes Are Flying.
- Tatiana Samoilova, the star of The Cranes Are Flying, plays the young geologist Tanya.
