What would you sacrifice for Lithuania's freedom? Would you have the courage to leave everything behind? Would you go into the woods in the face of danger? To fight without any rules?

"I will not leave my land - not a step! This is my choice", the main character of the film, Juozas Vitkus- Kazimieraitis, told his brother, who had the opportunity to retreat to the USA for a more comfortable life.

The highest-ranking officer of the Lithuanian army, Lieutenant Colonel, who went to the forest in 1945 in the fight for the freedom of Lithuania. There were no more officers like him. 

He mobilised and led thousands of men in the resistance against Soviet terror in Southern Lithuania. He wrote all the documents of the guerrilla struggle on the basis of the statutes and military principles of the Lithuanian army. The partisans and Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas were guided by them for more than a decade, until 1956.

The script of the film is written in first person. The lead role is played by actor Dainius Kazlauskas, who convincingly and accurately reveals the drama of Juozas Vitkus' choices and struggle. 

The role of Juozas Vitkus' wife Genovaitė is played by actor Gabija Siurbytė, and that of his main comrade, Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, is played by actor Darius Petkevičius.In November 2022, it was officially announced that the remains of Juozas Vitkus-Kazimieraitis, the founder of the resistance, had been discovered in the courtyard of the former Soviet Strybynas in Leipalingis. The premiere of the film takes place just before the state funeral of Juozas Vitkus. He will be solemnly buried in the Antakalnis Cemetery, near Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas.