The film follows two student cinematographers who, as the war approaches Moscow, refuse to be evacuated and instead volunteer to be front-line cameramen capturing the horrors of war and heroism of the soviet soldiers. At the same time, we witness another storyline taking place in the US. After the premiere screening of the already completed documentary “Moscow Strikes Back”, one of the members of the Academy Awards selection committee is trying to persuade his fellow colleagues to establish a new category of Best Documentary in the upcoming Oscars event.
Don Simpson lives a routine existence in a dying town, hanging out and drinking with his best friends Mickey and Tim. But when the girl who got away returns home from traveling abroad, old regrets and painful secrets are brought to light. Now, Don's inability to express his feelings for her leads to a deep-seated anxiety. Mickey's gambling addictions attract the attention of an old mobster just as his estranged father tries to patch things up. Meanwhile, Tim struggles with homosexuality in a town where shame is the only thing he's come to expect. And at the heart of it all is Sammie, the girl who came back to the last place she wanted to be. Life is a hard road of choices that change with the seasons. Together, these four will grow up as they face their last summer.
