Natalya Korenchenko

Anthology film in two parts based on Ray Bradbery's stories "The Black Ferris" and "The Scythe".

Looking for the money for a drink, an alcoholic gets a Newfoundland dog as a present from a stranger at a bird fair. He'll soon find out that the animal is not only able to speak, but to get him to give up drinking as well. Now he's determined to get rid of the dog, but that won't be an easy task.

After Semyon helps a man commit a crime, he learns the gravity of his actions and decides to go to jail. But he chooses to get imprisoned in the Netherlands to get some comfort.

A revelatory discussion on a train. Based on Leo Tolstoy's novel of the same name.

Being such an amazingly honest, straightforward person like Zina unfortunately means making your life very difficult. But what can you do—it's her nature! Faced with fraud at work, the film's heroine tries with all her might to defend the truth. The culprit decides to take revenge on her...