The young composer works as a piano tuner. In order to tune the piano, silence is needed, but in the apartment where he was invited, the sounds live their lives creating their own music.
The main hero of the film suddenly turns out to be a hostage. Gradually, he realizes that he fell into this situation because of the ambiguous consequences of his good intentions.
In the culture of the Old Believers, the main goal is the preservation of religious dogmas. However, their closed nature and commitment to traditions have also helped to maintain their way of life. As the Old Believers become more open to the world, their authentic material culture gradually fades...
Each of the characters personifies different professions, cultures and outlooks on life, but they definitely agree on one thing - in the boundless love for the place in which they live.
Alexandra, a young photographer, gives an interview for a documentary. She talks about the value of photography, shares her views on life. The film is about the influence of childhood on the shaping and development of personality.