In a secluded enclave of exiled criminals, hidden away in a neglected region of the former Soviet Union, a group of children comes of age. This isolated community turns its back on the outside world, adhering solely to its own set of rules. Within this setting, two close friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, slowly transform into bitter adversaries as they end up on opposing sides of the rigid honor code upheld by the ‘honest criminal’ fraternity.