该片是首部全景式展现中国人民14年抗战艰辛历程的纪录电影。它深刻铭记了80年前，中国人民经过长达14年艰苦卓绝的浴血奋战，打败了穷凶极恶的日本军国主义侵略者，取得了中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利。作为纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年的重点作品，影片以线性叙事还原1931年至1945年间，从民族危机到团结抗争的历史脉络，深刻讲述一个国家和民族长达14年的救亡图存史。
1939年冬，山东军区八路军某团被日军铁壁合围。特务连伤亡过半，强攻三大殿阵；以集结号为令，掩护主力突围，誓死不退。连长刘尚智带领48名战士绝地反击，与日军展开殊死搏斗，打退日军数次进攻，最终挫败日军阴谋；48名战士全部壮烈牺牲，无一生还。
1938年春，日军侵占了我国胶东地区，昆嵛山深处的天道村被日军选为中心据点区，日军派少佐渡边太郎率领一支日军前去天道村清除障碍，一个世代以打猎为生的村庄，面对日军的突然入侵，浴血反击，上演一场血与火的青春史诗。
1940年4月9日，64岁的比尔格·埃里克森上校指挥着奥斯卡斯堡要塞，这是所有前往奥斯陆的船只必须经过的关键关卡。
1937年七七事变，日军开始全面侵华，大肆掠夺中国黄金等战略资源，充当军费。八路军胶东军区的战士们和猎人俞洞锋等百姓一起，浴血奋战，历经艰辛万苦，千里运金;与日本侵略者展开旷日持久的生死搏杀，最终把黄金运送到延安党中央，有力地支援了全国抗战。
1939年繁昌保卫战，新四军排长朱振率队护送握有日军南京暴行证据与作战计划的记者陆瑛。遭日军围追堵截，队员接连牺牲，历经雪原伏击、山洞激战等生死考验，最终朱振殉国，陆瑛成功送证，助新四军获胜，日军罪行曝光。
李威惨遭日本山本挺进队灭门，幸得他侥幸躲过一劫，并且和几个朋友踏上复仇之路。他们充分利用灵活的优势，以游击战法向敌人展开攻击，将他们一步步猎杀。而后，他们继续奋斗在反抗敌人侵略的战斗中，甚至牺牲性命。
米哈依尔·齐阿乌列里（Mikheil Chiaureli）是斯大林的御用导演，由他执导的这部战争史诗《攻克柏林》长达近三个小时，分上下两部，处处着重突出最高统帅的高瞻远瞩。影片结尾，斯大林乘飞机抵达陷落的柏林，接受苏军的欢呼。其实这是“艺术虚构”。和《斯大林格勒战役》一样，尽管这场战役实际主要由朱可夫将军指挥，但影片中丝毫没有他的影子。当时朱可夫已经因为功高震主，被罗织罪名，发配到乌拉尔军区去了，这是1946年的事。这部1949年的电影很自然地就将朱可夫的功劳“艺术虚构”到伟大领袖的头上了。 因为这部影片，齐阿乌列里导演连续获得了两次国家奖金，包括1950年的斯大林奖金。中国观众熟悉的《难忘的1919》也出自这位导演的手笔。值得一提的是，这两部影片都是由苏联作曲家肖斯塔科维奇谱曲的。
May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds. But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them? Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made. The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.
战火撕裂温州，一对双胞胎走向殊途。叶宁沦为军国主义傀儡，叶清成长为游击神枪手。当血脉至亲阵前相向，家国大义与手足之情该如何取舍?影片以磅礴之势再现温州军民智勇抗争，直面人性裂变与牺牲抉择。一曲血火铸就的忠魂壮歌，警示和平可贵，国耻永铭!
战火撕裂温州，一对双胞胎走向殊途。叶宁沦为军国主义傀儡，叶清成长为游击神枪手。当血脉至亲阵前相向，家国大义与手足之情该如何取舍？影片以磅礴之势再现温州军民智勇抗争，直面人性裂变与牺牲抉择。一曲血火铸就的忠魂壮歌，警示和平可贵，国耻永铭！
