 Ivan is Russian, his neighbor Assan is Kazakh. They live in a small village in Kazakhstan. When Ivan s wife gets pregnant and gives birth to a brown boy, he suspects that she has been cheating on him with Assan. Half a year later, Assan s wife gives birth to a ginger boy. Whom betrayed whom? A conflict is sparked that won t fully rest for 15 years. Marat Sulu s script goes deep under the surface of a Russian - Kazakh family story - profoundly, emotionally and disrespectfully.