Spreading Your Wings

The year is 1943. Anna Petrova is a combat pilot who was seriously injured. She returned to the rear and works as a leading engineer at an aviation plant, where new Gyrfalcons aircraft are being prepared for testing. The plant's management, unaware of the consequences of her injury, instructs Anna, together with Major Zotov, to drive the prototype of the Gyrfalcon to the front. In addition to the desire to defeat the enemy and return home with a victory, Anna pursues a personal goal. She is determined to get even with Major Briggel, the German pilot who killed her lover.

Directed by Olga Muzaleva, Spreading Your Wings leans on a strong ensemble — Katerina Shpitsa, Aleksandr Gorbatov, Sergey Puskepalis — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 2023.