A lonely girl with a scythe appears in a Moscow street on New Year's Eve.

Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a popular television series, but now her career is in decline and her father, an officer in the Russian army, has kicked her out of the house.

Valentina lives in a small village, works at the post office. A young woman does not formally take her work, she is always ready to help those who need it. Villagers love and respect Valya, and at the same time sympathize with her ...

Sveta Vasilkova - my mother's "Firefly" - moves from a tiny village to the city to study at an elite school. The appearance of a strange newcomer in a red cap, who seems too smiling and naive, immediately changes the usual life of the class. The future elite of society is forced to look at themselves from the outside and find not the best features. Not everyone is ready for this, and a split occurs in the group. In order to somehow return the guy's attention, the beauty and leader of the company Zhenya decides to reveal the girl's secret.

Post-WWII Russia, industrial city of Sverdlovsk. Former opera singer and mother to four children, Nina Levitskaya knows nothing about the fate of her husband. Communist party functionary Alexander disappeared almost a year ago and is now rumored to be in Moscow. With life becoming increasingly hard for the family, Nina decides to risk it all in hope of a reunion. She hastily sells everything she can, gathers her children, and sets out for the capital.

Three former classmates and friends — Valya, Natasha, and Tanya — reunite for their 15-year high school reunion. They all seem to have plenty to be proud of. Valya has become the owner of a modeling agency. Natasha runs a confectionery factory. Tanya is an artist preparing for her latest exhibition. After the reunion, each of them returns to her own “perfect world.” But once home, Valya, Natasha, and Tanya — each alone in her apartment — fall onto their pillows and burst into tears. In reality, their lives are far from perfect, yet none of them wanted to admit it to their former classmates. When they meet again, the three friends finally confess their troubles to one another. Just like in their school days, sitting in Natasha’s parents’ apartment, they begin making plans for the future…