Kvarkvare is wrongly accused of activities against the Tsar and is imprisoned, but the Socialist Revolution makes him an imposter "hero". Blinded with the authority, he goes to far in his avenge against the whole village.
Gogi is on his way to celebrate the New Year. On the snowy road, he meets a beautiful girl whose car broke down. Gogi gives the tire of his car to beautiful stranger, and he himself, fascinated by his own behavior, meets the New Year alone in the car on a deserted road.
The film's protagonist, a young journalist, returns to the village where he spent his childhood years years later. The village is almost deserted, and the last inhabitants are thinking about leaving for the bar. Gogi begins a fight to preserve the once populous and prosperous village.
