During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

A young postman is in love with a girl named Lika—her hair, her comb, her veil—yet they are not meant to be together. A young woman is in love with the postman—his bag, his letters, his love for Lika—yet they are not meant to be together.