Ludmila Kudryavtceva

Story of the lives of three Soviet pilots who are united by disaster in a small town in the mountains.

The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.

Aristarkh Petrovich Kuzkin, the manager of a store, finds himself in big trouble. His wife Vera, having discovered a letter from a woman named Sonya addressed to her husband, decides to take revenge by writing to the prosecutor about his fraudulent activities. Despite all attempts to convince Vera that Sonya's letter was nothing more than a joke, Aristarkh Petrovich and his accomplices are unable to avoid arrest...