[citation needed] Historians cite the Karabakh war (1989–1994) as one of the first signs of the Soviet Union's collapse.
[citation needed] Vardan Hovhannisyan, front line journalist and former prisoner of war, lived alongside soldiers, doctors, nurses, villagers, and children caught in the conflict, capturing their immediate thoughts, impressions and last words to their families.
He spent years processing his war experience before finally creating the retrospective documentary.
He does not emphasize the political side of the conflict, but the psychological effects the war had on the young soldiers.
He juxtaposes chaotic and terse frontline images of 12 years ago with panoramic shots in fixed frames of the beautiful scenery today.