Th e Second Chechen War. 1999. THE SEARCH recounts, on a human scale, a powerful story of confl ict told through four lives that will be brought together by a shocking twist of fate. After his parents are killed in their village, a small boy fl ees, joining the fl ood of refugees. He meets Carole, a European Union delegation head, and little by little, with her help, he will return to life. At the same time, his elder sister Raissa searches tirelessly for him amongst the civilian exodus. Th en there’s 20-year-old Kolia... A recent Russian Army recruit, he will gradually be overwhelmed by the daily life of wartime.