A Russian man is sent from Moscow to the post of director of a music school in a Yakut city. He strives to establish his own order and soon becomes involved in a confrontation with Marta Grigoryevna, the director of a children's choir. Perestroika is in effect, which forces the Sakha people to reassemble their understanding of their identity. The clash of two cultures leads to a mystical rapprochement between the director and his recent rival. Now she must choose between the sacredness of the dark past and love, which has heralded hope for a brighter future.
"The film is based on the story of the same name, which I wrote at the age of 21, when childhood memories were still fresh. I wanted to convey this naive and absurd childish sense of reality in the film, when everything that happens becomes a bedtime story, a novella or a mysterious love story, told in a whisper to friends from a children's choir."
Inga Shepeleva
