News of her spreads quickly throughout the city, drawing crowds of visitors eager to learn the fate of their loved ones.
Under orders from her superiors, Junior Lieutenant of the NKVD, Maria Petrova, an ardent atheist, is sent to meet Matrona.
A diversionary group, including Maria, infiltrates behind enemy lines, kills a civilian, steals the icon from a church, and takes the local priest, Father Vladimir, hostage.
The mission spirals out of control as the group is exposed, forcing Maria and her comrades to fend off German troops.
Save Moscow[6] premiered at the Stalker Human Rights Film Festival on December 12, 2021[7] and was theatrically released in Russia on January 27, 2022.