1998, Nalçik. Yahudi bir ailenin başı dertte: En küçük oğlu ve gelini eve gelmiyor ve sabah bir fidye notu geliyor. Fidye o kadar yüksek ki, aile sadece küçük işletmesini satmakla kalmıyor, aynı zamanda diğer kabile üyelerinden de yardım istemek zorunda kalıyor.

Yakınlık

Academic work of 4th courses of training of Kabardino-Balkarian State University (Alexander Sokurov's workshop).

Land of the Narts

A modest teacher of ancient literature, Andrey, accidentally witnesses a bank robbery. This is how he meets Sergey, who introduces himself as the head of the security service. The sudden friendship of two opposites will trigger a whole series of sudden, tragicomic and strange events, thanks to which Andrey will learn much more about himself and get acquainted with his dark self.

Headlong

Together with her daughter, Tonya is eagerly awaiting the return of her only son, who is said that has been killed in action but Tonya refuses that there's a mistake and believes that her son is still alive.

Mama, I'm Home

The youngest son returns home to help his father and brothers meet the targets for a profitable order on cut wood. During his absence nothing has changed: the same back-breaking toil for the sake of a piece of bread, the same resistance from the neighbouring settlement, the same inability of the family members to express their love and understanding for their kin. And the river, which may rise at any time and wash away the parental home that stands on its banks.