Father Michael has recently been appointed to the parish and is happy together with his wife Vera. But soon trouble comes to his house - his beloved wife falls ill. Doctors offer a drug, the purchase of which requires a significant amount of money. To save his wife, Mikhail gets a job as a truck driver - he has long business trips ahead of him. On the way, he will face many trials and fateful meetings with a variety of people.

Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.