Alexandra Ilyina

Leningrad, winter 1941. After a severe concussion, foreman Nikolai Svetlov is discharged from the hospital and assigned to a zoo, where day after day workers perform a silent feat, saving animals from starvation. A special place in the zoo is occupied by a hippopotamus named Beauty. At first, the foreman perceives the service in the zoo as a misunderstanding and dreams of being at the front again, but the longer he stays here, the more clearly he realizes the importance of his mission. Through kindness and selfless love for animals, he and the remaining zookeepers preserve the warmth of human souls and give hope for a miracle to all residents of besieged Leningrad.

It's New Year's Eve. Stefania and her friends are busily preparing for the holiday. However, Stefania's mind is elsewhere: she failed the audition for a popular musical, and her dream is to become a professional singer. Suddenly, thieves break into Stefania's apartment to steal the diamonds she recently found. Now the friends must embark on another journey to save their friend from trouble.

It so happens that Andrey ends up in a mental hospital. Incredible as it may seem, this is the place where he finds true friends for the first time in his life and gets a chance to change his life.

Leningrad, winter 1941. After a severe concussion, foreman Nikolai Svetlov is discharged from the hospital and assigned to a zoo, where day after day workers perform a silent feat, saving animals from starvation. A special place in the zoo is occupied by a hippopotamus named Beauty. At first, the foreman perceives the service in the zoo as a misunderstanding and dreams of being at the front again, but the longer he stays here, the more clearly he realizes the importance of his mission. Through kindness and selfless love for animals, he and the remaining zookeepers preserve the warmth of human souls and give hope for a miracle to all residents of besieged Leningrad.

It's New Year's Eve. Stefania and her friends are busily preparing for the holiday. However, Stefania's mind is elsewhere: she failed the audition for a popular musical, and her dream is to become a professional singer. Suddenly, thieves break into Stefania's apartment to steal the diamonds she recently found. Now the friends must embark on another journey to save their friend from trouble.

It so happens that Andrey ends up in a mental hospital. Incredible as it may seem, this is the place where he finds true friends for the first time in his life and gets a chance to change his life.