Maja 1943 se na vseh frontah 2. svetovne vojne odvijajo hudi boji. Nemci v prepričanju, da se bodo zavezniki izkrcali na Balkanu, začnejo z novo ofenzivo. Tako se začne po številu ljudi in vojaške opreme največja operacija ob reki Sutjeski. Poveljnika Tita je odlično odigral Richard Burton, v filmu pa igrajo tudi Velimir ''Bata'' Živojinović, Bert Sotlar, Milena Dravić, Boris Dvornik, Ljubiša Samardžić in drugi.
The Battle of Sutjeska known as ''Fifth offensive'' is the hardest, most tragic and the greatest battle that was led Yugoslav Partisans in World War II. Chaos, hell, fates, suffering, heroic deaths and all the tragedy of Sutjeska is a one poetic way and at the same time on one tragically way described in this phenomenal movie. This movie, was made for the 30th anniversary of the battle is also the most expensive movie in the history of Yugoslav cinema.