Once upon a time, a mysterious stranger visits a tavern with his unusual barrel organ and gives a scary musical performance to the beggars within.
Husky tries to escape from reality. He feels the proximity of otherworldly forces, the cold breath of a ghostly girl, the magic of an Old Believer shaman. All this creates the appearance of hopelessness and the absence of an exit as such.
The film tells the story of a veteran of the Russian-Turkish War who returns to his village, where his son is accused of having connections with the devil. The story tells about the confrontation between different poles of faith in the struggle for the fate of a child.
