During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

Film takes place at the end of XIX century in a tiny colony in a Yakut taiga. A young healthy girl (a thief hunter) who occasionaly visits the village falls in love with one of the patients, a young one, and bears his child. But suddenly his wife appears, and in this strange love triangle the tragedy becomes ripe...

主人公枪战恶毒的土匪后，跌跌撞撞地走进音乐家奥列格所在当地的房子，两个人决定做一件惊天动地的事情....

1997 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov

St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of bare-bottomed women. With the help of his assistants, the photographic creations gradually penetrate the peaceful households of two upper-class Russian families.