Difficult trials endured by ten-year-old hero of the film Vaska Kadnikova. But it didn't break, it resisted. Because — strong roots, Russian character. This is especially important today. We all must resist, we who speak and think in Russian, pity and love Russia, above all its children.

Pavel Nabatnikov, who fought in Afghanistan, returns to his village, determined to build a new house on his parents' ashes as the first step towards revitalizing the abandoned village.