Fighter Max Kholodov nicknamed Bull Terrier is a mixed martial arts star. After a serious injury in the ring, his life goes downhill: the road to the title of world champion is closed, and the girl he loves goes to another. To survive a series of failures and find a new meaning in life, Max leaves for the coast. There he must find the strength in himself to return to the ring again and have the main fight of his life.

1942, a remote village in the rear. Sixteen-year-old Semka decides to volunteer for the partisans. Irina seeks to keep her son by force. However, the only one she can turn to for help is her nephew, a policeman. The movie is based on the story of the same name by Vasil Bykov.