Soviet army was one the worst for human dignity places to be. The task of the army was to turn freethinkers into normal dumb Soviet people. An intelligent Ukrainian guy refuses to obey.

The family of the director of the state farm lives in a small Uzbek village. One day, the nephew of the mother, Sanjar, appears in this hospitable family. The kind and impressionable Sappho, observing his cousin's connections with a thieving company, draws unpleasant conclusions for himself and makes completely independent decisions...