An old couple live their days out in the abandoned village within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Being at odds, they stopped talking to each other, and now the only way of communication they have is a rusty 'mail kettle' on the wire.

Lucy Ermakova works as a waitress in the officer's dining room of the flight garrison. Her son Valka dreams that he had a dad, and always a pilot. Lieutenant Colonel Ivchenko requires Lucy favor, because he helped her with the work, but the woman avoids it. She likes the catcher major. Once Valka runs away to the airfield and disappears. On searches of the child raise the whole garrison…

The shooting of a prosperous and influential businessman leaves the residents of a small provincial town in a state of shock. While the initial investigation indicates that a woman may have been involved in the murder, the crime scene has been left clean, and detectives have very little evidence to go on. However, with the culprits still at large and the crime unsolved, the sudden death of this local celebrity is frightening the entire town. Fortunately, the investigator from the central prosecutor's office happens to be in town on vacation and steps in to head the murder investigation.

Andrey Petrovich Lvov, a World War 2 veteran, has lived a good and honest life, helping to raise three generations of offspring - his daughter, granddaughter and then his great grandson, Andie. His great-grandfather's kind and gentle influence on Andie was so strong that, upon entering military service, the boy was unable to cope with the tyranny of Captain Yefremov, a man whose numerous personal problems and hang-ups had turned him into a vindictive and merciless fiend. One day, in an alcoholic stupor, the Captain pulled a gun on Andie, accidentally shooting and killing him. During the investigation the Captain blamed the 'accident' on Andie's carelessness in handling arms. Six months later Andrey Petrovich learned the horrific truth behind the incident from one of his great grandson's friends on being demobilized from the military.

Anna is a criminal journalist and is fully committed to her career. The editor-in-chief of the magazine Sergey, with whom Anna lives in a civil marriage, makes her an offer to marry him. Anna happily agrees. But life makes adjustments to these plans. Suddenly, Anna is responsible for the daughter of the deceased friend Ksyusha. Anna is looking for Maxim - the brother of the late Toma and her former love.

The film tells about the tragic date in the history of the Crimean Tatar people — May 18, 1944 — Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars. The plot of the film — a pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Amethan Sultan. In May, 1944, a year after liberation of Sevastopol Amethan goes on vacation to his native town Alupka. On May 18 his eyes witness begining of deportation of the Crimean Tatars.

A provincial journalist visits a famous writer and Nobel Prize winner to interview him on the occasion of release of his new novel. However, their conversation reminiscent of a chess game gradually reveals a chain of secrets that link the two men to the same woman. Based on the play by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt «Variations énigmatiques».

Leonid Pryhunov is dismissed from the post of deputy head of the colony for educational work. To get back to his favorite business, he has to hold the position of director of one of the hottest schools in his hometown for several months. Leonid accepts the offer and goes through... personal hell.

Denis Valevsky is a 45 year-old businessman, he owns a furniture factory. He makes a tough business, quarrels with his bored wife and measures his life clearly - with dollar bills. The only thing to be appreciated is money. But the car accident unexpectedly throws Denis out of his routine. Suddenly he starts noticing things that had never interested him before: forms of flowers, silhouettes on the dress of his wife, unusual wall-paper colors... Inspired by these new abilities Denis spends all of his attention painting, gradually throwing all his businesses out of the head. As a result - he misses a profitable deal, partners recall their money back, and when a young lady artist appears in Denis' life, everything turns to complete confusion...

Chornobyl, 1986, a few hours before the disaster. Piotr and Anya's wedding is interrupted by a fire at the power station.