Viktor Alferov

Anton, un jeune campagnard marqué par l'expérience cuisante de son service militaire qui s'achève, retrouve à Moscou Sina, une amie d'enfance dont il est épris. Mais la jeune femme le repousse...

The film is about the life and death of the outstanding playwright Alexander Vampilov. Life and death, which reflected the era. The two most important meanings are connected in this story. The fate of a simple provincial man who chooses the path of the artist and the love of their native places.

GRU intelligence lieutenant colonel Ilya Orlov, nicknamed "Monk", interrupted his military career after 15 years of service and... went to a monastery. However, he soon realized that non-resistance to evil was not for him and returned to worldly life, taking a job as a taxi driver.