1994年, Sokurov随俄军被分配到塔吉克斯坦和阿富汗交界处的边境军用岗进行实地拍摄。虽然1989年俄军从阿富汗战争中撤出,但仍然有隐蔽的敌人在边境尾 随。当不知名的武装部落偶尔与俄军发生小规模冲突时,Sokurov的拍摄记录了冲突的间歇,让人感到十分困扰。他有力地捕捉了俄军被孤立时的情景,部队 被折磨得无力的心情,以及严酷的环境。如诗般却又伴随着哀怨。此系列记录片被分为五集。In 1994, Alexander Sokurov accompanied Russian troops assigned to a frontier military post at the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border to film their experiences. While unnamed tribal forces occasionally engaged the troops in skirmishes, Sokurov's haunting documentary chronicles the downtime between activity.