Yuri Sbitnev

Watching happy families, Katya made a simple conclusion for herself: the further away from home her husband is, the more prosperity and happiness there is in the house. And the young wife sends her husband to a distant construction site...

A truck driver meets a bunch of orphan children during his night trip. Suddenly his life start changing.

The summer of 1971 was hot and dry. This circumstance ensured that the plan would be exceeded and promised large earnings for Ivan Kopyriv's geological exploration expedition, which was located in the area of the Tunguska village of Erbogachen. Upon encountering a layer of permafrost, master Yelfimov, contrary to fire safety regulations, ordered the permafrost to be thawed with bonfires. However, the dry and gusty wind did its job: the resulting fire spread with catastrophic speed to the continuous forest areas, and the situation spiraled out of control.