Sequel to The Shattered Mirror, this film relates the human story behind the October 1993 armed confrontation in Moscow, when the future of the Russian nation and democracy hung in the balance. Rather than chronicle political events, Goldovskaya uses her personal style of filmmaking to take the viewer deep into the “inner life” of Russian society during this extraordinary period. We visit and watch with many of her friends and acquaintances as the momentous events unfold. Unable to remain inside while violent confrontations rage, Goldovskaya boldly takes her camera into the streets to film dramatic street demonstrations and the attempted rebel seizure of the central television station where she worked for many years. This film is more than a story of this confrontation of political forces. It is a story of a nation searching for a new way, a moral center, as it moves rapidly toward an unknown future, creating great pain and social division.