Maxim Dashkin

Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire and the dominatrix who has primed him for success become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.

Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. As she starts teaching art in a local school, she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.

Maria, a wife of a deputy commander of a military base, begins a relationship with another officer, Their affair quickly spirals out of control, fatally and irreversibly changing the course of Maria's and her family's life.

The story takes place in 2011 against the backdrop of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the Far East. Ex-gangster Igor Khlebnikov works in a burger shop. Once, due to the ATM glitch, he receives 2.5 million rubles in cash, which starts a series of terrible and funny events.

Maria lives at the military base, desperate to move back to the city. Her husband does not seem to share Maria's dream of getting their own apartment. Maria decides to accept the offer of an officer who is to be transferred in a few days.