The film is about an Armenian-American who repatriates to the Armenian SSR after World War II and ends up in a Soviet prison.

[8] It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

[9] Armenian-American repatriate Charlie Bakhchinyan is arrested for the absurd crime of wearing a tie in Soviet Armenia.

Alone in solitary confinement, he soon discovers that he can see inside of an apartment building near the prison from his cell window.

[18] Alan Ng of Film Threat, who gave the film a positive score for example, argued that the story brings "humor and levity to a solemn subject.