*1999. Moscow.* In the sprawling metropolis of Russia, amidst the elite neighborhoods of the newly rich, but still steeped in the shared past of the former USSR. On the fractured and intertwined paths of a society recently introduced to the West and the U.S., old acquaintances cross their life lines once again. But life has changed the characters so profoundly that when they meet, they rediscover each other in a whole new way. Once close friends, they now find themselves confronting an unknown world within each other. As they try to reconnect and find common ground, they face inevitable failure, both in their emotions and in the growing gulf between them.
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