埃尔文·隆美尔是二战中德国最负盛名的将领，也是希特勒最为宠爱的将领。稍对世界军事史有了解的人都会知道他那个著名的绰号——“沙漠之狐”。由于他在北非沙漠战场的一系列惊人战绩（隆美尔率领2个师的军队在北非仅仅用了2个星期就让英军之前2个月的战果丧失殆尽）和德国媒体和盟国媒体的疯狂宣传，他在世时就已成为一个具有传奇色彩的军人和德国人崇拜的偶像。 第二次世界大战爆发后，隆美尔作为德国最高统帅部的指挥官之一，受到希特勒的器重。1940年2月，希特勒任命他为第7装甲师师长，并赠给《我的奋斗》一书。5～6月间，在德军闪击西欧的侵略战争中，隆美尔指挥装甲第7师冲在最前面，先克比利时，接着是阿拉斯、索姆，最后直捣法国西海岸，被法国人称之为“魔鬼之师”。

剧情描述第二次世界大战期间，发生在北非战场的一场战争。当时英德两军正处对峙，预作殊死之战的紧要关头，一名英军军官将关押在德军军营的盟军战俘释放，并组织率领他们从德军内部发动突然袭击。 　　注意：这不是隆美尔的传记片，不要搞混。

未来的某一时间，蔚蓝绝美的地球突发异变。人类的贪得无厌让地球走向破败，沙漠、狂风、污染笼罩这里的每一个角落。植物、动物相继灭绝，愚蠢的人类成为荒芜星球之上最孤独的一群。在一座人类定居点里，少年赫尔墨斯张望着围墙外的荒野。他尝试追逐蓝色的羽毛，但不敢跨过全副武装的士兵的警戒线。他痴迷于书本上对曾经美好地球的描述，那根羽毛仿佛打开了少年心灵的闸门。傍晚时分，赫尔墨斯惊讶地见到一只蓝色小鸟。为了追逐这只神奇的生物，他不惜铤而走险跑出定居点。 　　他在逃跑，又或者是在寻找，寻找绝望尽头的幸福国……

该片是以与现代人关系密切的智能手机为素材的影片。

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge. They make him wear a uniform complete with medals and is pushed by his new friends into accepting a Hero's welcome when he gets home where he is to be immortalized by a statue that he doesn't want, has songs written about his heroic battle stories, and ends up unwillingly running for mayor. Despite his best efforts to explain the truth, no one will listen.

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge. They make him wear a uniform complete with medals and is pushed by his new friends into accepting a Hero's welcome when he gets home where he is to be immortalized by a statue that he doesn't want, has songs written about his heroic battle stories, and ends up unwillingly running for mayor. Despite his best efforts to explain the truth, no one will listen.

故事发生在1942年，哈萨克斯坦的巴甫洛达尔镇的一队远东军中。 坦克手斯捷潘急切地想见到自己的母亲，而正在哨所站岗的士兵 利托夫金却面临艰难的抉择：是服从军令，还是让母亲去见他的 儿子。

A Russian-Canadian filmmaker gains unprecedented access to follow a Russian Army battalion in Ukraine.