Moscow of the sixties. From a childhood Elena dreams about visiting Paris but it is inpossible. Her son, a talented pianist, has such an opportunity. In order the dream to come true, she had to keep her past from the people for many years - her nationality, her staying in Kolyma camps for repressed father, where she gave a birth to Yura from a criminal. For the sake of her dream she makes any sacrifice, resorts to various tricks and interferes in her son’s private life. When a threat to her secrets to be revealed appears she decides to commit suisider. Source : www.mosfilm.ru