Dmitry Kurilov

... Late fall, a new teacher Bilar Bolatovich and a new boarding school pupil Alan come to a boarding school located high in the mountains of Ossetia. With their arrival, the usual course of life is disrupted. The boarding school is preparing for the anniversary, but it turns out that local authorities want to tear it down. The director of the boarding school, by hook or by crook, fights against heartless power. This film is about life in a mountain forgotten by God, about fears, pain, confusion of its inhabitants, hoping only that letters will reach God that are written by a half-blind pupil of the boarding school.

Natasha Petushkova is very much like the character played by Oleg Basilashvili in the film “Autumn Marathon” — she is a very kind and compassionate person who always thinks about others first and only then about herself. Often, while caring for others, Natasha forgets about her own personal happiness; there simply isn’t enough time for it. Shortly before the New Year, the girl finds out that a book publishing house is organizing a contest to determine the most devoted fan of her favorite writer, Alexander Snegiryov. The author of the best letter to her idol will get a unique opportunity to spend an evening with him one‑on‑one. Natasha can't miss this chance...

Russia is at the dawn of great changes and the fate of a young man, Pyotr Cherkasov, who was forced to sacrifice his personal happiness to save the Motherland. In the center of events are bright and interesting characters, whose personal life history is woven into the history of European life. The interweaving of love lines, betrayal, jealousy, intrigue, exposing the enemies of Russia and the world order. Napoleon Bonaparte hatches plans to take over all of Europe. One of the most terrible wars in national history is approaching. In the meantime, the Russian people live in peace and ignorance. With the arrival of Prince Kuragin, the life of Peter changes forever. Emperor Paul I needs the best people to help Russia unravel Napoleon's insidious plans, and Kuragin, seeing Cherkasov's talents, invites him to go to St. Petersburg for military service. Cherkasov agrees, and now his life belongs to the Motherland.