Zakariya Al-Yazidi

Ancien militaire russe, Ivan est revenu du front depuis longtemps. Hanté par ses années de guerre, il décide pourtant de partir en Syrie après que son ex-commandant, Grey, a été capturé par l'Etat Islamique. Pour tenter de le sauver, il s'engage dans une mission périlleuse en se faisant passer pour un correspondant de guerre.

L'ancienne ville syrienne de Palmyre a récemment été libérée de l'État islamique. Une équipe spéciale de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions de guerre dégage le chemin vers la ville, un kilomètre à la fois, des explosifs laissés par les terroristes. Plus les sapeurs se rapprochent du centre de Palmyre, plus les explosifs sont destructeurs. La tension monte entre le jeune capitaine de l'équipe et le plus expérimenté des experts EOD. Mais lorsque l'équipe tombe dans une embuscade et que le Capitaine est kidnappé, c'est le sapeur expérimenté qui part à sa rescousse.

The Tsar is having his daughter Zabava marry a charmingly handsome and a handsomely charming Paul, a rich heir and a foreign fancy pants. However, it's a bit of a challenge, since Zabava wants a marriage of love, not of calculation. Her unexpected encounter with sailor Ivan, a simpleton yet an honest and endearing guy, messes up Paul's plans of snatching the crown. Deeply in love with the princess, Ivan enlists help from the residents of an enchanted forest to build a Flying Ship which would then take him and his beloved away. The brave sailor is in for serious confrontation with the sneaky Paul, who's using dark magic to bring his unwanted opponent down. However, true love is going to win this battle: with the evil mastermind punished, Ivan and Zabava step aboard the magic Flying Ship and set sail towards a new common dream of theirs.

A young Cuban of Russian origin Ivan returns to his historical homeland and immediately becomes involved in a cycle of events that put him in front of a serious choice.

Reflections of the shift worker Ivan, who, due to life circumstances, overcomes more than 9000 km to return home. On his way he meets many interesting people: military, students, mothers with children, men, women, old people. The landscapes outside the window, time zones, people are changing. But their stories remain, stories about life, love, hope and faith.