A man comes back from war to his home village with a burnt face. What awaits him at his home which he hadn't seen for so long? Will he be able to get back his old life?

The story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history.

Young doctor Irina Mikhaylovna works in Soviet province and has to hire ex-con Lyuba as baby tender for her daughter. When anti-Semitic company starts in Soviet Union and danger is threatening Irina, Lyuba stays her only devoted friend.