The film's central idea is that a person only discovers their true nature in extreme situations. The harsh conditions of the wild Pamir Mountains, where the film's main action unfolds, reveal the deepest foundations of the protagonists' personalities and motivations, forcing them to "wake up" from the mindless daily hustle and bustle of the big city and make a crucial choice that determines life and death. It is here, in the Pamir Mountains, at an altitude of several thousand meters, far from civilization, that a person understands who he is. And gets what he deserves...