Amidst the sprawling tapestry of the Trans-Siberian railway, two individuals find their fates intertwined. Aliocha, a young Russian conscript, grapples with the torments of enforced service and makes the harrowing decision to desert. As the train chugs towards Vladivostok, the corridors whisper of freedom and danger. It is here that he encounters Hlne, a French woman ensconced in her own world of heartaches and who now becomes his unlikely confederate. Their connection is immediate—a silent pact forged in the dim glow of a cigarette's ember. Spirited from the squalor of third-class carriages to the relative sanctuary of Hlne's first-class abode, Aliocha becomes a hunted man, his trust anchored in a woman wrestling her own memories. 'Eastbound' is an expedition through the physical and emotional landscapes of two souls, a poetic journey juxtaposing the harshness of reality against the resilience of the human spirit.