Moscow, 1990s. Walter, a 40-year-old migrant construction worker, receives tragic news from his home, that he left a long time ago with a dream to built a different life for himself. A mountain village where his mother lives has been caught in the cross fire of the military conflict. Thus begins the story of homecoming, where a son gets a chance to find his mother for the second time against the backdrop of a territory dispute amidst the wreckage of the Soviet empire.