Ballad of a Soldier

DURING WWII, 19 YEAR OLD SOLDIER ALYOSHA GETS A MEDAL FOR A HEROIC ACT AT THE FRONT. INSTEAD OF THIS MEDAL HE ASKS FOR A FEW DAYS LEAVE TO VISIT HIS MOTHER. ON THE TRAIN HOME, HE MEETS SHURA WHO IS ON HER WAY TO HER AUNT. IN THOSE FEW DAYS TRAVELING