Vladimir Petchenko

Based on the play of the same name by I. Turgenev, in the production of the Moscow Theatre named after M.N. Ermolova.

All the years spent behind the school bench, they were devoted to the dream of flying. And now they are again students, but they are solving completely different problems. Three young daredevils conquer the sky, forgetting about earthly problems and disputes. But the everyday life of test pilots of supersonic fighters is unpredictable and dangerous. A routine training flight overnight can be a harsh test of courage for them. Today, future aces will face a difficult exam, for which life itself will put a mark.

The daughter of a general in the missile forces decided to prove that a modern woman can serve in the army just as well as a man. The battery commander and his subordinate, the heroine of the play, fall in love with each other.

The hero of the play, physicist Anosov, after a failed scientific experiment, goes to the “country” of his childhood - Blagush, once a suburban district of Moscow. Memories help the hero find the strength to continue working.