本片是导演安德烈·塔科夫斯基（Andrei Tarkovsky）的一部自传体电影。幼年的塔科夫斯基随着母亲（玛格瑞塔·泰瑞柯娃 Margarita Terekhova 饰）去亲戚家借钱，他独自在一个陌生的房间里发现了一面镜子，并通过镜子审视自己，在巴赫的音乐中，塔可夫斯基的回忆慢慢带出了一系列的事件：电视上在播报一个口吃的年轻人通过催眠治痊了自己；一个被家庭忽视的妻子遇上一位迷路的乡村医生，两人之间产生若即若离的关系；一个未曾露面的叙述者与前妻在争吵；一个早熟的年轻人备受军事指导员的呵责。这些毫无关联的片段式回忆通过镜子串联起来，展现了导演对时间、历史、生活、土地、梦境等意象的哲学思考。 导演的母亲在影片中扮演艺术家的母亲；他的父亲，一位著名的俄罗斯诗人，在画外音中朗读自己的诗作。
They do not show war in this film, they show people and their dreams and hopes ruined by the war. It is not just another "war film", but it rises to the level of a true Tragedy. Not a propagandist or a sob story. Many critics compare this film to another famous Russian war drama, The Cranes Are Flying. I still think that The House I Live in is better, though, if you've seen The Cranes and liked it, most probably you'll love this one either. Both films were shot in 1957 and treat the war theme from the similar humane perspective. I wouldn't cut a single shot from the film, all of them are just in place. I do not know if it can be found outside Russia, if yes, don't miss it. Many critics pointed out resemblances between Dom, V Kotorom Ya Zhivu (The House I Live In) and the better-known Soviet film The Cranes are Flying. Set in the years prior to and during WWII, the story centers on the various residents of a co-op house. Though the directors never show the war itself, its tragic impact is felt throughout the film. And despite the potential for Soviet propaganda, what sticks in the mind is the universality of the experiences endured by the leading characters. Dom, V Kotorom Ya Zhivu was one of Russian's entries in the 1958 Brussels Film Festival.
根据韩战期间真实战事改编。1950年6月25日，北韩挥军越过三八线突袭南韩，三日攻陷汉城（今首尔），战线不断南进。在美军及联合国军支援下，南韩军逆势反击。美军指挥官麦克亚瑟提出代号为「铁铬行动」的仁川登陆计划，该计划急需一支大队的兵力从侧翼阻击扰敌、声东击西，通过长沙里切断北韩军的补给线。 由于任务本身极其艰钜，加上南韩国军当时兵力薄弱，无法抽调足够正规军支援，军方不得不把这项任务交付给772名学生兵执行，这些学生兵平均年龄只有17岁，仅仅接受了两星期的军事训练，在毫无实战经验的情况下投身战场。行军路上固然杀机重重，战友内部也诸多衝突，年少气盛，迸发出各种角力。 仁川登陆战前夕，长沙里登陆任务如期执行，这群徒有一腔热血但战力薄弱的学生们，无可避免地接受命运中最残酷的考验：穿越炮火与海浪，浴血长滩，馀下部队身陷敌军重重围剿，直至弹尽粮绝，挣扎于阵亡与倖存的分界线上… Based on the incredible true story of Jangsari Landing Operation. When North Korea invades South Korea on June 25, 1950, they pushed South Korea and its ally US Army to the southernmost city. U.S. General MacArthur planned Operation Chromite, which would see the joint allied forces to take back a strategic location of Inchon and in order for it to succeed, he needed a small battalion to flank the North Korean army and eliminate their supply line at Jangsari beach. Having lost his family on his retreat away from North Korea before the War, a model student Choi Sung-pil enlists in the army to fight for the South. Ki Ha-ryun is a rebellious youth from the South who volunteers to fight in the war. All of the 772 students and youths are like them who are barely out of school with only 2 weeks of boot camp training. Task force commander Captain Lee Myung-jun knows that it’s a long shot, but he has no choice but to lead them into a crucial mission. Meanwhile, US war correspondent Maggie braves the dangers of the battlefield to report on the war in the frontlines. She feels empathy for the Korean students who must go into battle on behalf of the veteran soldiers for their country, and tries to do what she can on her end to rescue them. With little ammo, scant food supplies and raggedy weapons, can the students successfully carry out their mission and return home safely?
故事发生在对越反击战前夕。新兵黄永亮（宝珣 饰）由于不服连长罗大江（穆怀虎 饰）管教，擅离训练场溜回家里。当军分区司令员的父亲（王憧 饰）闻讯，狠狠斥责了儿子的错误行为，责令其天黑前归队，姐姐越华（赵娜 饰）陪他回到营房。罗大江主动坦诚自己粗暴的工作方法不对，希望得得小黄的谅解，两人冰释前嫌。越华对罗大江的诚恳颇有好感，不久，两人相爱了。原来，越华是当年永亮妈（袁霞 饰）在抗法医疗队时收养的父母双亡的越南姑娘。七九年初，对越自卫反击战打响了，永亮和广大战友奔赴前线，积极参予对越作战。在一次攻坚战斗将要胜利结束时，一发罪恶的子弹击中了永亮......
