During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
2002, June - XIII Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi, the film participated in the contest, winning the Grand Prize.
2002, August - Yalta Film Festival, Grand Prize.
2002, August - X "Window to Europe" Film Festival in Vyborg, 3rd place in the "Vyborg Account" nomination.
2002, October - Montreal World Film Festival , Canada, "Best Actor" ( Aleksey Chadov ).
2002, December - Golden Aries Award of the National Guild of Film Critics and Cinematography in the nomination "Best Cinematography" ( Sergei Astakhov ).
2003, February - Golden Eagle Award in the nomination "Best Sound" ( Maxim Belovolov ).
2003, April - Nika Award in the nomination "Best Actor" ( Sergei Bodrov Jr. , posthumously).