Set in an era before PTSD was recognized, and when no one had heard of the Taliban, A Better Man shows how Russia and the United States are forever linked through war in Afghanistan. It's 1991, the Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse; bankrupt, in part, due to the decade long war in Afghanistan. Vladimir Verstakov, a 25 year old construction worker drafted into war, emerged the lone survivor after a brutal ambush by Mujahideen fighters. Now home, Vladimir struggles with violent flashbacks, forcing him to constantly relive the battle. He must find something to believe in, a shred of hope to give him a fighting chance at survival after the war has ended.