Sergey Dolgushin

Successful businessman Sergey Gorbatov has long since lost his former drive, having grown accustomed to a measured, predictable pace of life. His world is upended, however, when his fifteen-year-old daughter, Liza, moves to join him in Krasnoyarsk. Liza views the relocation as a form of exile and sees her father as an indifferent egoist. In an effort to regain her respect, Gorbatov makes an unexpected decision: he sets out to turn a group of children from an orphanage into a proper football team. This endeavor leads both him and the teenagers through a series of challenges, conflicts, and triumphs—ultimately forcing each of them to reconsider their outlook on the world and on themselves.

Successful businessman Sergey Gorbatov has long since lost his former drive, having grown accustomed to a measured, predictable pace of life. His world is upended, however, when his fifteen-year-old daughter, Liza, moves to join him in Krasnoyarsk. Liza views the relocation as a form of exile and sees her father as an indifferent egoist. In an effort to regain her respect, Gorbatov makes an unexpected decision: he sets out to turn a group of children from an orphanage into a proper football team. This endeavor leads both him and the teenagers through a series of challenges, conflicts, and triumphs—ultimately forcing each of them to reconsider their outlook on the world and on themselves.