简介：ARussianwomanfromSevastopolfleeswithhertwochildrenduringtheSecondWorldWar.Amir,anUzbekwithtwowives,giveshershelterinaremotevillage.TheUzbekhasnotgonetothefronttofight,becausehe,asheexplains,hedoesnotliketokillpeople.Nevertheless,Amirbelievesthatheis"defendingthemotherland"bylookingafterandfeedinghisownfamilyalongwiththeRussian,nowhisthirdwife,hertwochildrenandlittleIvan,hisnewsonfromtheRussianwoman.Whenthewarends,thewoman'shusband,whowasassumedtobedead,showsuplookingforhiswifeandchildren.HefindsthemandreturnswiththemtoSevastopol.ButhehasdifficultyacceptingthathiswifewasthirdwifeofaMuslimmanwhowouldn'tfightinthewarandtheproductoftheirunion,Ivan,whoisnamedafterhim,isnowplayinghosttoAmir'svisitingfamily.…