Famine-33 is a gripping movie based on true events that took place in Ukraine during the 1930s. It portrays the devastating famine known as Holodomor, caused by the policies of the Soviet Union. The film focuses on the impact of the famine on one family and explores themes of starvation, crime against humanity, and the struggles of family relationships amidst the desperation caused by the famine.

The action takes place during the time of Ukrainization, at the end of the 1920s. Kharkiv employee Myna Mazaylo decides to change his ukrainian surname to the russian Mazenin, as he considers it more solid.

A.S. Pushkin's fairy tales "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" and "The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Heroes" staged by the actors of the Central Children's Theater.

A writer who wants to see and display the life of an ordinary bourgeois settles in the house. Having learned about the true goals of the guest, the family members decide to play a prank on him, making him believe that a gang of crooks and gangsters is hiding in the depths of the "quiet family".