He has an instant reaction and an accurate eye, strong muscles and a cold mind. His friends call him simply Ellie, and the "fathers of the city" are behind him, as if behind a stone wall. However, he is not the master of his fate either...
Institute of Culture graduate, a young film director Konstantin Sirotkin, arrives in the village Sosnovka and in the local country club he is trying to put the Schiller's drama "Intrigue and Love". This young director’s work has identified villagers’ talents, their genuine love for the arts and discovered their spiritual beauty.
In St. Petersburg, behind the Narva outpost, there is great excitement - the revolutionary Nechaev has appeared, who will incite the workers to fight. Neither the policeman, nor the policeman, nor the owner of the tavern - no one knows what he looks like. But everyone is determined to catch him.