1953 year. Moscow says goodbye to the leader. In the funeral crowd, Eugene met with Elya. During the long hours spent in the funeral procession, they managed to learn a lot about each other ... But Elia absurdly dies. So Zhenya begins another, adult life ...

The hero of the film, Askold Epov, grows up, searches for himself, makes mistakes, gets bruises, desponds, and experiences his first joys and first love. It's just like in real life...