Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. One of them is taken into custody and tortured, which spurs them to make an escape attempt that could cost them their lives. 《投奔怒海》《再見,中國》《逃離賴奇克》《亡命者》同一題材,如是而已。電影根據Dymshits–Kuznetsov aircraft hijacking affair改編,片中大多角色都是被拒絕移民(Refusenik)的蘇聯籍猶太人。