Confrontation

The film interweaves two eras: a late-1970s USSR investigation into a dismembered murder, and flashbacks to the 1941–1945 period in Poland and Nazi Germany. The historical segments reveal how loyalties, betrayals, and wartime violence echo into the present. Time shifts intensify the sense that past actions haunt contemporary justice.

The murder investigation unfolds in a border-spanning setting that begins in a Soviet town near the Nardyn airport and reaches into wartime Poland and Germany. The story moves between tense, war-torn locales and a modern Soviet city, shaping a atmosphere of suspicion and hidden histories. The places serve as a backdrop for the clash between past crimes and present pursuit of justice.

🕵️ Duty & Betrayal

The narrative tests how personal loyalties collide with professional duty. Investigators must weigh moral complexities as clues from the past surface in the present case. Betrayal emerges not only as a personal failing but as a consequence of wartime choices that ripple through decades.

⚖️ Justice

A relentless pursuit of truth drives both timelines. Evidence lies in archives, memories, and silent witnesses, challenging the investigators to stay objective amid pressure. The story probes whether justice can be fully served when history itself is a web of deception.

💎 Greed

The pursuit of gold and wealth motivates multiple actions, driving murders and cover-ups across time. Greed tests the characters’ ethics and resilience as danger closes in. The lure of treasure becomes a catalyst that reveals true motives.