Retired special forces soldier Platonov works as a sports coach in a boarding house and is trying his best to get used to a quiet life without war. But many years of service in hot spots do not let him go so easily: every night he dreams of the Middle East and the horror-filled eyes of the girl whom he once failed to save. Guests and famous artists come to the boarding house to celebrate the New Year and have a lot of fun. Platonov has his own holiday: his ex-wife finally agrees to bring his 11-year-old daughter Olya to him for the holidays. In the midst of the fun, a gang of thugs from Grisha Vyazemskiy attacks the boarding house and takes all the vacationers hostage. Platonov miraculously manages to escape, but the bandits still have Olya, and he returns to save his daughter.