The documentary film tells about the group "Mashina Vremeni" and the birth and development of rock music in the USSR. The film does not aim to tell precisely, in chronological order, the history of the now famous group. Combining documentary and staged footage, concert footage, behind-the-scenes footage and video clips, Kapitanovski strives to understand what the "Mashina Vremeni" phenomenon is all about. Its members, initially unknown, not only succeeded in becoming a cult group of musicians, but also gave rise to a powerful wave of the rise and blossoming of rock music in the country, the true birth of 'a period.