Boris escapes from his Austrian bride to the North Caucasus, where he becomes a music teacher for local girl Nina. She tries to delay her wedding and Boris in order to help her kidnaps Nina according to the local custom.

A young classically trained Russian ballet dancer lands an audition for a film with a famous director. Pressures of Russian values and tradition force a decision between career, love, and family loyalty.

One day, a Wanderer appears on the doorstep of a young teacher Anya, who lives in a small seaside town. He calls himself her husband Artyom, who has gone missing. How does this man know everything that only Artyom knew?

Screen adaptation of the play of the same name by Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov.