Presence

Nikolaeva, the wife of a Red Army commander, and her two small children did not have time to evacuate and remained in the city occupied by the Germans. By hiding a persecuted woman in her house, Nikolaeva herself comes under suspicion. Having miraculously escaped arrest, she and her children are now forced to leave the city...

The film is based on a conflict between the director of a textile mill and the chief engineer, who regards the initiative of the director for automation of the enterprise as a projection project. However, thanks to young specialists, the director achieves the implementation of his plans by solving the demographic problem of the textile town and providing men with jobs.

Having learned that the empty monastery is facing a thorough reconstruction, the architect decides to capture it alone and prepare design documentation for the restoration of this monument of history and culture. But the monastery turns out to be far from empty. Besides him, a strange old woman also lives in the house.