A "Hitlerjugend" kind of story, set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on a fictitious story from the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin.
An anonymous veteran arrives by boat to a small town being terrorized by a corrupt police force. Circumstances result in the police force led by its senior officer chasing the veteran into the forest outside of town. Armed only with his knife and the items he finds in derelict buildings he uses his special forces training to defeat the well armed but undisciplined police searching for him.
Hijinks ensue when an amateur filmmaker, financially reliant on video piracy, must reshoot all the movies from a film festival before time runs out.
