Nikolai Kazantsev arrives at the mysterious estate of Count Vladimir Pazurkevich, a young man intending to study fine arts in Italy, but lacking the means to do so, he takes a chance on an adventure! Introducing himself as a professor, Kazantsev tries to pretend convincingly that he is studying the Count's extensive library, while at the same time actively hitting on Pazurkevich's fiancée, the beautiful Anna. Strange events taking place at the estate draw the guest into the whirlpool of a mystical and eerie story...

Two young guys, an unsuccessful businessman and a programmer, left without a job, accidentally get a chance to realize their "Belarusian dream" - to earn a lot of money at once. Introducing themselves as Belarusian movie producers, they undertake to shoot some war scenes for a Moscow film group, but everything starts to go wrong. A fashionable Moscow director and a famous cameraman have already arrived, movie stars are on their way... And the new producers are facing a clash with bandits and prison for fraud.