The war drama transports the viewer to the summer of 1943, when the Soviet destroyer "Neistovy" receives a dangerous mission in the Barents Sea. Summer 1943. The Soviet destroyer "Neistovy" is given a responsible task - to escort a tanker in the Barents Sea, where any crossing is fraught with the risk of encountering the enemy. Boris Babochkin's war drama revolves around the ship's combat mission and depicts the sailors' service as a series of decisions requiring endurance, discipline, and trust in one another. The screening is associated with the exhibition "Cinema Born from Ice and Courage," so the film can also be viewed as part of a conversation about how Soviet cinema perceived the northern theater of war.