A middling writer, Felix Snegirev, becomes the owner of a terrible secret of the sect of immortals. He learns about the existence of the elixir of eternal life. Now he faces a difficult choice: to die or become immortal?.
In the Russian title, the word "Искушение" means "Temptation," and the Russian letter "Б." may be an abbreviation of the word "Бессмертие," which means "Immortality," or the word "Будущее," which means "Future."
