机械厂钳工莫得闲（肖战 饰）拖家带口随逃难队伍躲进山区，与被大部队遗忘的防空炮长肖衍（彭昱畅 饰）及手下在“戈止镇”落脚。然而，莫得闲和妻子夏橙（周依然 饰）、老太爷（杨新鸣 饰）以及儿子莫等闲（严知度 饰）的平静生活因为一小队日本侦察兵的意外到来被打破。全镇百姓不忍不退，拼死守护家园，一场民间智慧对抗正规武装的殊死较量轰然展开。
May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds. But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them? Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made. The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.
战火撕裂温州，一对双胞胎走向殊途。叶宁沦为军国主义傀儡，叶清成长为游击神枪手。当血脉至亲阵前相向，家国大义与手足之情该如何取舍?影片以磅礴之势再现温州军民智勇抗争，直面人性裂变与牺牲抉择。一曲血火铸就的忠魂壮歌，警示和平可贵，国耻永铭!
