A bear runs away from a hunting farm where wild animals are kept, on which hunting dogs are harassed. A half—armed, embittered beast on the loose is very scary, which is well understood by the characters of the film. It is almost impossible to catch a bear: not only is she not afraid of a person, but she knows perfectly well how to attack and how to protect herself from him. Fear for their own lives, the threat of criminal liability — this is what determines the actions of the characters throughout the film.

A popular middle-aged writer is warned by a fortuneteller that he will die in exactly 24 hours. He then meets a man, who claims to be him. The writer uses this bizarre situation to change his life and take revenge.

One of the neighbors, Viktor Efimovich Rachkov, was repeatedly visited by the devil. He went to the police, but they asked for a description of the offender. Well, what kind of description can you give for the devil? So, he had to move out of his apartment, and in his place settled his mysterious nephew – a soloist of a gypsy ensemble. And where there's one gypsy, there are others. But let’s not reveal the whole intrigue...