Mikhail Bernatsky

Nine-year-old Yurik is living with relatives after his mother died and his father went missing. His friend, Zayats, is one of the few who survived the bombing of Minsk and now understands what things and animals think. One day, the "Wild Animals of the World" exhibition comes to town, and the boys are eager to attend, but they need money to get there.

A docudrama presenting the events which explain how and why Charles Spencer Chaplin made alterations to his original ending of the famous movie “Modern Times” following his encounter with the Soviet director Fridrikh Ermler.