American journalist Diana and her Russian operator Nikolay go to Chechnya for an interview with Chechen warlord Amir, but suspicious rebels' leader takes them as hostages.

The events of the film take place during the Chechen conflict. American television journalist Diana Jackson was able to arrange an interview with one of the leaders of the gang of militants, Amir, who has been hunted by Russian special services for a long time. Already in Russia, she hired the Russian operator Nikolay to accompany her on this trip. The FSB agents persuaded him to help them locate Amir.—Bazza the Beast