Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.

　　俄罗斯2004年战争片，电影讲述的是军事历史学家不喜欢回顾的、在惩戒营中受惩戒的军人的故事。影片描述惩戒营中的军人们无名的战功和兄弟般的情谊，通过这些惩戒兵的悲壮命运，反映了在苏联伟大卫国战争最艰难时期的生活。