[1][2][3][4][5] According to Matthew Campbell, writing in The Times, it is a "most eye-catching piece of propaganda", which depicts the Wagner Group, a mercenary force supported by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who sponsored the film.
[10][11][12] In December 2020, former police officer Grisha Dmitriev joins a group of Russian military instructors sent to the Central African Republic (CAR) to train local soldiers in combat tactics.
Grisha, initially nicknamed "Pioneer" due to his youth and inexperience, earns the new callsign "Tourist" and quickly clashes with a seasoned instructor, "Makhet," who harbors a deep disdain for police officers.
As the instructors conduct their training, several militant factions mobilize to seize the capital, Bangui, in an effort to disrupt the presidential elections and stage a coup.
Despite being prohibited from engaging in the conflict unless directly threatened, the Russian instructors find themselves drawn into several battles, providing crucial support to the CAR Armed Forces (FACA) and defending key positions against advancing insurgents.