Based on the novel of the same name by I.A. Goncharov, staged by the Moscow Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin.

Life and works of V.I. Lenin during the difficult period for the country of 1918.

A film-report about one day of work of a television film crew, "making" city news. On this day, student Pasha comes to the group for an internship. One day of practical work was enough for the young man to understand the difference between his romantic ideas about journalistic work and the harsh and ruthless reality.

A lonely old man and a girl in need of peace and genuine feelings become friends. However, after a while, she is accused of murdering the old man.