Mankind's greatest mistake is echoed in the actions of a Hungarian soldier, Private Lombos, who serves on the eastern front in 1942. Tied to his family and homeland by loyalty, Lombos is stuck in the army due to an administrative error, unable to return home for leave. He continues to fight, taking up arms again to march further into the horrors of the war. After being wounded and forced to hide behind enemy lines, Lombos meets an old man who shares words that shake his unbroken faith in his family and country. Captured by Soviet soldiers, Lombos is sent to a penal battalion, where he is forced to clear minefields by stepping on them. Struggling to fit in, Lombos meets both friends and enemies, eventually coming to believe that the effort of military morality and the instinct of survival cannot coexist.
Dear Elza!
A Hungarian soldier is uprooted from his family and sent back to the war-ravaged Eastern Front, where he's captured by the Soviets and compelled to serve as a mine clearer and interpreter.
