The film’s action takes place in November 1982, on the day of L.I. Brezhnev’s death. Ivan Chashkin, a worker from a Siberian village, is rushing to his mother’s funeral in the Moscow region. The leader’s funeral creates numerous obstacles on the way of the film’s hero…

The main character, nineteen-year-old Anastasiy Chizhov, was appointed commander of the Zver patrol ship. Under his leadership, the old fishing vessel becomes a strong fighting unit.