
Victor Gromov, once a legend of Moscow’s criminal underworld known under the nickname “Butcher”, has since retired and now spends his days enjoying life on his farm. One day, Victor’s former “colleagues” show up and tell him that he must store the mafia’s common fund in his offshore bank account. Victor has no choice but to help them. Several months later, on the day when he is supposed to give the money back, Victor gets hit on the head by a falling billboard. As a result, he forgets the password to his bank account. Fleeing for his life from his former cronies, Victor decides to hide in a freight train’s boxcar but ends up getting locked inside. The train departs, and several days later he finds himself thousands of kilometers away from Moscow, in a small northern town called Polyarny, which, as it turns out, is not so easy to get out of...

Andrey Rybin, a talented analyst, works for the FSB in the department for combating organized crime and corruption. He is going to retire in order to finally relax and spend more time with his wife, adult daughter and beloved dog. Suddenly, a former CIA officer, Donovan, comes out to Rybin. Twenty-five years ago, he introduced an illegal intelligence officer, Rybin, to Russia and now demands fulfillment of his obligations. However, Rybin understands that Russia has become his native country, and now it is she, and not distant America, who is his Homeland, which needs to be protected and protected.