故事发生在二次世界大战刚刚结束之际，德国在战争中败落，大部分德军沦为战俘，被送入了战俘营中。在位于列宁格勒近郊的一间战俘营中，新来了一批德国战俘，负责看守他们的是一群英姿飒爽的俄国女人，她们的直系上司是巴普洛夫将军（约翰·马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰）。 娜塔莉亚（维拉·法梅加 Vera Farmiga 饰）是一名军医，她的丈夫因为在战争中受惊过度而精神失常，为了保护丈夫，娜塔莉亚不得不答应巴普洛夫将军的要求，来到战俘营，试图找出隐藏在俘虏之中的党卫军战犯。在这所阴森恐怖的战俘营中，无论是守卫还是囚犯，其身心都收到了战争所带来的深深的创伤，随着时间的推移，两方人马的立场和关系开始渐渐变得微妙起来。
Vova and his best friend Kisa make ends meet by working for the local thug in Vladivostock, Russia until one assignment forces them to question their own morality and puts their friendship to the ultimate test.
The film which is based on the life on an Indian scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, who is credited to have constructed India's first unmanned plane is the tale of the hardships that he went through on the journey to discover. Also the film is set in the pre-independence era of Bombay of 1895.
