简介：Thefilmstartsasajourneybythetwodirectors-protagonists.OlgaandAndrei,onthetwosidesofthefrontlineduringtheRussian-GeorgianwasinAugust2008.Afilmonsuchahotpolitical(andgeopolitical)subjectfirstofallestablishesemotionalcontactwiththeaudiencebydepictinghumandrama,beforecomingupwithpoliticalconclusions.TheyemergenaturallyandpowerfullyasoverwhelmingevidenceofRussianimperialistplotshowsthroughtheRussianmediasmokescreenaswellasmistakesandnaivetyoftheGeorgians.ThefilmmakersreturntotheirSt.Petersburgstudioloadedwithuniquefootageandevidencewhichtheyanalyzeintheprocessoffilm-editing.Thisprocessisintertwinedinthefilm'snarrativeandtheviewergetsasenseofpartakinginit.InthiswaythefilmmakersareabletocometoforcefulconclusionswithoutslippingintopropagandaandprejudicethatcharachterizetoomanyfilmsabouttheAugustwar.Importantlythefilmputstherecentwarincontextofthepost-Soviethistorywhichhasmanagedtokeepitsdarkestsecretsawayfromtheinternationalpublic'sattentiondespitedozensofrelevantUNresolutions.AtthesametimeasMilosevicwasearningthereputationofthebiggestevilofthepost-communistworld,RussiawassponsoringandconductingthecampaignofterrorandethniccleansingagainsttheGeorgianpopulationofintegralpartsofGeorgia,withcrueltyexceedingthatofthewarinformerYugoslavia.——WrittenbyOfficialSummary…