Following three lifelong friends who return to Moscow after military service, we see their aspirations juxtaposed against everyday life in 1960 Soviet Union.—X

The film begins with a symbolic scene: three Red Guards from the time of the revolution are walking down the street. The time of action imperceptibly changes, and instead of the Red Guard patrol, the audience sees their contemporaries - young people, and then - a soldier transferred to the reserve. This is the main character Sergey Zhuravlev.—Bazza the Beast