Burkit

A film about the feat of 17 soldiers of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (now the National Guard), who died on April 7, 1995 on the Tajik-Afghan border while protecting the external borders of the CIS.

The 30-year-old Iskander is a food-photographer who, due to his own indecision, experiences a crisis both in his work and in his sexual relation with his colleague and beloved Laura. He wants to change his situation by completing a promising project for a popular fast food chain. Because of a «red level of terrorist threat» in the city, while he’s working he ends up locked in a fast food with a random customer, Anat. The two have sex, then Iskander backs out, but Anat finds a way to get satisfaction. She teaches him not to be afraid of mistakes. Iskander gains self-confidence and shows his courage in his job and in sex with Laura, who finally gives him her respect and love.

A group of candidates undergoes trials to earn the maroon beret (special forces traditional hat). There are three friends among them who try to stick together - Ruslan, Kaysar, and Aibyn. Ruslan and Kaysar are taking the tough exam for the first time, while for Aibyn, it's his third attempt. Each of them dreams of joining the National Guard special unit, but only one of them is destined to make it to the final.