Amir is only six. Together with his father, he moves from sunny Tashkent to cold Moscow. The boy has to get used to a new country and culture. All friends and games remained there - in Uzbekistan. In Moscow, Amir meets his communal neighbor Vanya. They are almost the same age, a strong friendship develops between them, but Vanya’s mother is against the boys’ union because of national prejudices.

Uzbek janitor Olim becomes unwitting witness to family dispute. He comes to defense of pregnant woman and thereby finds his own paradise.