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A young policeman's life is forever changed after a torrid affair with a convicted woman in this downbeat Russian drama from director Alexander Khvan. Sergey works as a guard in a factory that employs convicted women, but when the idealistic young lawman meets hardened but alluring factory worker Carmen, his unbridled lust soon overpowers his sense of duty. As Sergey slowly succumbs to Carmen's dangerous charm, he quickly learns that the path from cop to criminal is shorter than he previously thought.