As the USSR crumbles, a young medical officer faces a pivotal choice: a promising military career or a new life in a shifting world. Opting for the latter, he joins Ukraine's law enforcement - the militia - only to confront a harsh reality marred by violence, corruption, and despair.
In this gritty journey, he becomes entangled in a web of bribes, illegal activities, alcoholism, and nepotism, slowly eroding his hope for a better future. As disillusionment sets in, he realizes he must break free from a life devoid of promise.
Militiaman is a compelling tale of duty turned desperation, offering a stark look at one man's quest for a new beginning in a world tainted by the darkness of its own making.