One burns his past, the other records his future — then war makes them collide.
In the name of his first love for a beautiful Turkish woman, the young German renounces his past by burning family photos. He is no longer Thomas. Now, he is called Hamza. And he is enlisted. Alexey Basargin is a captain in the Russian army, a scout, a loving husband, and father. They keep video diaries of their lives. Two destinies. Two worlds. The collision is inevitable.
Direction
Temnikov weaponizes the selfie format brilliantly.
Acting
Proxauf's transformation is physically unsettling.
Director
Artem Temnikov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual ISIS recruitment zones in Turkey, production had government minders present daily.
The 5.0 rating reflects distributor abandonment, not quality — it premiered at Karlovy Vary to walkouts and standing ovations simultaneously.
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