Eugeniu Bognibov

This is a story about the actor Shchiptsov, a man of robust build, who became famous not so much for his stage talent as for his extraordinary physical strength. He had a quarrel with the theater director during the intermission, and in the midst of the quarrel, he suddenly felt as if something had given way in his chest. Shchiptsov feels that he will die soon; he sits in the dressing room and quietly repeats that he wants to go back to his homeland — to Vyazma, but none of the actors fully believes that he is seriously ill; they “jokingly” encourage him. When the second act begins, everyone calmly leaves the stage; he, alone and using his last remaining strength, climbs onto the roof and falls dead.

Alina and her husband Peter, had lost his son in a car accident. They came to Moldova, Alina place of birth, trying to adopt a child. Păvălaş reminds him of his lost son. Irina fled from Italy and returned to find the child. She meets her friend, Tatiana, and together they go in search of Păvălaş.

June 21, 1941. Chisinau, Moldavian SSR. At a military airfield, Captain Afanasy Karmanov speaks with a technician who asks if war will start: he doesn't know what to write to his wife. Karmanov reassures his comrade—no one wants war, but they are prepared. At dawn the next day, war becomes a reality. Karmanov enters the battle and shoots down enemy aircraft. "Karmanov" is a film about the final hours of peace and a man who doesn't yet know that in two days he will die in the skies he defended.