Semyon Aranovich

1944. A marine air force regiment is stationed at a small garrison. This garrison is both front and hinterland at the same time. Pilots live here with their families. They give parties and go to concerts. And yet, any operational flight can turn out to be the last in their lives. (russianfilm.blogspot.com)

Former criminal Sergei meets Vera - an elderly unhappy woman who lives in a dormitory. After Sergei commits another crime, they run together and along the way they accidentally get into a zone contaminated by radiation. Sergei decides to stay there, but Vera does not leave him. At that moment three looters come to the territory. (wikipedia.org)