In 2013, Dima Ilukhin, the cousin of the movie's director and a soldier in the Russian army, died on duty in the Republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus. Was 21 years old. This event is where Abaturov's thoughts about the military began. He films the training of new recruits in Siberia as they say goodbye to their mothers and girlfriends, learn how to use a Kalashnikov or how to throw a hand grenade and give first aid. While Dima's parents are trying to deal with their loss, Dima's old recruits have to go back to war.
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In 2013, Dima Ilukhin, the cousin of the movie's director and a soldier in the Russian army, died on duty in the Republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus. Was 21 years old. This event is where Abaturov's thoughts about the military began. He films the training of new recruits in Siberia as they say goodbye to their mothers and girlfriends, learn how to use a Kalashnikov or how to throw a hand grenade and give first aid. While Dima's parents are trying to deal with their loss, Dima's old recruits have to go back to war.
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