Actors Mark and Chingiz arrive in
Varanasi to take part in an arthouse film shoot led by director Roman. During production, Mark begins a relationship with a Russian woman named Sveta. Tensions arise between personal relationships and the filmmaking process, leading to disappearances, stalled shooting, and conflicts between the director and his cast. As the boundaries between life and cinema blur, Roman attempts to incorporate reality itself into the film. The final scenes emphasize love as both subject and method, culminating in the director’s assertion that “we should make movies about love.” == Cast ==