1990년대 우크라이나의 산업 지역에 라이노라는 한 젊은 청년이 있다. 어린 시절 공격적인 비행청소년이었던 그는 이제 폭력 범죄자가 되었다. 포스트 소비에트 시대, 혹독한 경쟁 사회를 누비며 지역 범죄조직에서 빠르게 성장해가지만, 그의 인생과 주변 사람들의 희생이라는 혹독한 대가를 치러야만 한다. 라이노는 너무 늦기 전에 구원을 찾을 수 있을까?
Ten figures walk around in a circle. All they have is a number. The “Great Zero” monitors them. Based on a dystopian parable by Oleg Sentsov, this film was created between Kyiv and the Siberian penal colony where Sentsov spent five years as a political prisoner.
Marina Kazantseva is a third-year student. A romantic girl who read Dumas and Mayne Reid novels while growing up, Marina is in love with her sport's teacher Konstantin Pavlovich, however, while Konstantin is aware of her feelings, he does not take them seriously. Meanwhile her classmate, Varia blames Marina for her abusive childhood and is planning her revenge. Fifteen years ago, Marina's father, Boris had an affair with Varia's mother, Lyudmila. When Boris's wife, Yekaterina discovered the affair, she returned her husband to the family after creating a very public scandal. Yekaterina then used her position as District Public Education Department Inspector to make sure that her husband's mistress was refused employment from every educational institution in town.
