Evgeniy Dryomin

The film built a classic love square: two pairs of MSU students are living vicissitudes. Everyone has their own destiny. It all depends on the choice of path. Some neglect the principles and norms, sweeping away the barriers of morality. Others remain true to their love and duty. The ending of the film is completely unpredictable…

Lyusya, a modest young woman, lives with her mother and works as a prompter at a theater. She is in love with Maskov, a brilliant tenor—though, in truth, everyone is in love with him, as he is a star. Lyusya’s mother worries deeply about her 28-year-old daughter and looks for a way to secretly introduce her to someone else—someone who might capture her heart and help her forget her idol. Then, on New Year’s Eve, such a candidate appears. However, things do not unfold at all as the mother had planned, and Lyusya ends up meeting someone entirely different...