A boy searching for answers to crucial issues finds himself in a strange place inhabited by Meanings, The Higher Tier, a superstructure above the world masterminding everything below. The guide he met there tends to get to some place called Wellspring to "readjust" or make it right for people below to end their suffering. On their way they meet various characters wandering around The Tier in their search for Meanings. The boy becomes an object of confrontation for struggling powers and gains knowledge about events the world is about to experience. In spite of haven’t been mentioned directly, this film is about Russia. It's about the abyss this meaningless, ideology deprived country goes down into, about the forthcoming catastrophe of Russian Federation and the last planetary project to be implemented upon its ruins, taking its turn instead of obsolete Communism and Liberalism.

Invited and uninvited guests come to the Barguzins' house for a housewarming party. The languid evening is suddenly interrupted by events that are inexplicable from the point of view of common sense, creating an atmosphere of tension and drama. At the same time, Shai, a friend of Yust Barguzin, who supposedly witnessed the council of the winds during his travels, is painfully worried about the rising storm, which, according to him, is supposed to take him away. What is happening on the screen draws the viewer into a frightening phantasmagoria. Changes in mood, sudden turns, the appearance of unexpected characters create the illusion of the intersection of different worlds and an atmosphere of mystery. An unexpected ending clarifies the situation, but leaves the viewer with even more questions.