Andrei the surgeon is the main character of the
film. He has come a long way from a young doctor
to a professional. He had to overcome hard
realities of Russian provincial medicine, working
without medical supplies and instrumentation,
when the only thing you can rely on is your own
intuition. His life is a daily exploit of saving human
lives in inhuman conditions. However, he does
not consider his life heroic – he is just doing his
job…
