Mikhail Vinogradov

After seven years in prison, Anna is released. She has no home, no family, no purpose in life, and the guilt over her past haunts her. A charity helps her find a job, provides a place in a dormitory, and refers her to a psychological support group. There, Anna meets Roman, who helps her realize that to move on with her life fully, she needs to address what's weighing her down. She decides to take a step that could change everything.

Based on the works of S. Yesenin, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theatre of the USSR named after M. Gorky. The performance incorporates documents, letters, and memoirs of A. Blok, S. Gorodetsky, M. Gorky, B. Pasternak, A. Yesenina, E. Yesenina, A. Lunacharsky, V. Mayakovsky, V. Meyerhold, and A. Miklashevska.

In the mid-90s, when the death penalty was still allowed, a new employee appeared in the special purpose prison. Like his colleagues, Kostya will have to carry out death sentences. But he has a special view of justice. After meeting with the father of one of the victims, Kostya realizes that it is close people who have the right to carry out punishment. Besides, you can make good money on it. For example, they never dreamed of the kind of money that a mother offered for the murder of her daughter's rapist.