1999, Novolakskoe village. A small police and OMON detachment, on its own, holds off large-scale attacks by international gangs that have invaded Dagestan for almost a day.
Two soldiers, A and B, hunt each other in a perpetual limbo of an endless war. They discover the cause of their enmity in nature's witness as they fight their way out of a circle of hatred.
A collage of mid 20th century American filmstrips, searching for the bright future that never arrived.
A mysterious stranger writes a story in his own blood.
Based on an actual event that occurred at the liberation of Dauchau.