Several days from the life of a landowner's estate on the eve of Christmas are shown through the perception of a boy. The action takes place in Russia in the second half of the 19th century.

After discovering a time tunnel to 1960-ies a journalist decides to make some cash out of it.

On the territory of the country boarding house "Red Kamyshi" a "starship" with two aliens lands. It so happened that the head of the local club, Viktor, falls in love with a charming alien named Nastya at first sight. But the life of earthlings, the times of perestroika, did not appeal to the brothers in mind, and in order not to lose the remnants of their phenomenal abilities, they hastily leave the earth.

Two young men, Aleksey Vasilyev and Pavel Prokhorov, return to their native town after service in Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Aleksey finds out that his bride Nastya became a victim of rape. The rapist is the driver and trusted person of high rank official who uses his position to close the case.

A family moves into a haunted house and soon begins to experience strange and terrifying events. As they try to uncover the truth behind the haunting, they become entangled in a dark and twisted secret that threatens their lives.

The main character, nineteen-year-old Anastasiy Chizhov, was appointed commander of the Zver patrol ship. Under his leadership, the old fishing vessel becomes a strong fighting unit.