In eastern Ukraine, Terry and his team of forensic scientists are working on the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Pressed by the proximity of the ongoing fighting, they must identify the bodies of their compatriots as quickly as possible. Tension is palpable between the Russian soldiers supervising the operation and Terry's team: they disagree over the identity of one of the bodies. Against a backdrop of culture shock and homophobia, an unexpectedly violent discussion brings everyone face to face with harsh reality.

A Russian soldier returns from war service in Chechnya. Though greeted warmly by his family, he seems unable to adjust.

30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is plagued by guilt and depression. But he sees a way out, looking to otherworldly forces as a means of liberating both himself and his sister from the corporeal prisons in which they are confined.