The Pilot. A Battle for Survival (Russian: Лётчик, romanized: Lyotchik) is a 2021 Russian WWII film written and directed by Renat Davletyarov, based on the real story, is dedicated to the pilot Aleksey Maresyev and other heroes of World War II (known in Russia as "The Great Patriotic War"), who found himself in similar circumstances, lost both legs, but still continued to fight. The Pilot. A Battle for Survival was scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia on 2 December 2021 by Central Partnership.