Hot Argentina. A quiet, picturesque peninsula away from Buenos Aires. There, in "Argentine Venice," more than one generation of Russian Old Believers lives, preserving their language, faith and way of life. She is an Old Believer who lives according to the rules of the community. He is a policeman, an emigrant from Russia, who knows no mercy for criminals. She lives in a village, isolated from the outside world. He belongs in an aggressive metropolis. They were not destined to meet, but their paths crossed. Their love was impossible, but it happened. Their lives are threatened by a criminal gang, their love is threatened by the people closest to them.