Everyone wants to live it up; Ivan, an engineer in a provincial factory, is no exception. He has to resort to some tricks to receive his honest pay and touch that beautiful life.

The 17-year-old heroine of the film, Loza, arriving in a big city, gets into a whirlpool of terrible troubles. At a critical moment, she is saved by a real hero — charming and strong. He lives some kind of special life. He speaks poetry and tells amazing stories. Their relationship is developing rapidly, but for some reason he avoids intimacy.