Lena Samoilova, a headstrong and creative teenager in suburban Russia, yearns for the support and approval of her working-class parents in pursuit of her dream to become an actress.

Before an important audition, a mute theater student summons his five core emotions as he deals with the loss of a close friend.

Ksyusha is thirteen, she is trying to figure out her relationship with her father and the world, but both her father and the world are changing rapidly.