A teenage boy growing up in a village without a father spends a few days cutting grass in a remote location. In the process he learns about friendship and responsibility.

On the streets of the regional city, a cheerful holiday bustle reigns. The apartment of the Kupriyanovs is also noisy — friends of their youngest daughter Yulka are preparing for the New Year. The old driver Leonid Kupriyanov will not have to celebrate the holiday with his family, he should go on the next trip. Preparing for the New Year, none of the heroes imagined what dramatic events would fall on them, how difficult and unexpectedly the destinies of three families would intertwine, how difficult it would be to recover from their experiences ...

Set during World War II, 'The House I Live In' tells the story of a forbidden love affair between a soldier and a young woman, amidst the chaos and destruction of war. As they struggle to stay together, they are forced to confront their own fears, doubts, and the harsh realities of war.

Follows the Russian peasant, the Knight of St. George, who turned his arms against his masters during the Civil War.