A young ambitious oil trader Oleg Nesterov finds himself involved in espionage games between the special services of Russia and the United States during the reign of Saddam Hussein and becomes a direct participant in the historical events associated with the fall of the regime and the outbreak of the war in Iraq. Principled and inexperienced Oleg is constantly faced with a difficult choice: a corrupt boss or a criminal partner, a betrayed bride or someone else's wife, indifference to the troubles of ordinary people or complicity in state crimes, money or love, truth or freedom.