The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet film that tells the story of Veronika, a young woman who must cope with the aftermath of World War II. Her fiancé Boris has gone off to fight in the war, and when she receives news that he has been killed, she must struggle with her grief alone. She eventually finds solace in the company of another man, but continues to grapple with the trauma of loss from the devastation of the war.