1933 Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine. The House of Soviet Writers of Ukraine, 'The Word'. After a decade of flourishing activity by Ukrainian writers, everything changed... In the middle of the night, the NKVD car takes one of the writers away, then he is declared a public enemy. Now, two of his friends, famous Soviet writers, must choose how to protect themselves and their families from the terrible fate that hangs over the entire house.

Based on the play of the same name by Mykola Kulish. The film is set in the 1920s and tells of a brief period of "introduction" of the Ukrainian language (Ukrainization). This is the story of one crazy person living in the same crazy world.

Masha is a young, energetic girl, who has decided to make an adventurous journey across mountain Crimea. On the road she meets a funny man in a bowler hat and vest, who is trying to start his old car with a sledgehammer. Masha decided to become a fellow traveler of the mysterious mustachioed character.

Srul Solomonovich Sudaker - "conductor of the symphony orchestra" - a conman who lives not only on retirement. And Eugene really needs money. To redeem his only friend from captivity, he decides to use the abilities of the "conductor".

Completing the paperwork for immigration to Israel, Anya learns that her dad, whom she has not seen for 20 years, is the person who must sign her permit that will allow her a better future.