The USSR has fallen. Amidst the ruins of a nation, Slava and Lavrine, two childhood friends, make a living from various kinds of smuggling. Slava has trouble finding his place in this mercenary era, but for Lavrine, a talented businessman and con artist, this lawless, amoral world is a godsend. Stranded in the Caucasus Mountains after a deal goes wrong, the two friends are taken in by Nina, her father Volodya, and their comrades. They do what they can to survive in this isolated valley, but a greedy old oligarch has his eye on the mine where they work. But Lavrine just might have an idea for a little racket that could win back, for the workers, what’s rightfully theirs.