Asian Premiere was held at the 32nd Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on 17 September 2021. It also screened at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival on 24 April 2021, the 45th Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival on 27 June 2021, the 42nd Durban International Film Festival on 23 July 2021,and the 39th Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival on 21 August 2021. The film had its world premiere at the 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival on 17 March 2021, screening as part of the Hearts strand. He returns to his life as an actor in Moscow and is last seen watching a production of Igor Stravinsky's ballet, The Firebird, which Roman had introduced him to. After his death, Sergey visits Luisa, who is still very angry at him. Later, Roman is assigned to participate in the Soviet–Afghan War, where he is killed. She is enraged at both Roman and Sergey by this revelation and the two men must part. However, Luisa and their son come to Moscow at New Year's time and Roman and Sergey's love is revealed to her. Secretly, he rents an apartment with Sergey and they cohabit happily-taking a vacation together, too. Roman separates from his wife and son ostensibly to study in Moscow. Roman and Luisa have a child together, but their marriage is a sham and he continues to yearn for Sergey. He attends and barely contains his disappointment in Roman and continuing love for him. A year after Sergey leaves and finds a new life in the theater, he is invited to Roman and Luisa's wedding. Roman encourages Sergey to study acting in Moscow instead of returning to his family's farm when he leaves the service.
Nonetheless, they consummate their attraction to one another and are nearly found out by a KGB agent. An undeniable passion between them develops, despite the threat of imprisonment that hangs over homosexual romances under the Soviet regime. He is assigned to assist a new fighter pilot, Roman, when he arrives. He appears to have a budding romance with Luisa, the secretary to the base commander, and he indulges in a photography hobby that is barely tolerated by his superiors. He and his friends bristle under the tight control of the military commanders. Sergey, a young private in the Estonian air force, has only a few weeks remaining in his military service.