Mykola Babenko

The film takes place in 1905. The main character is a lawyer Mykhalyuk, a social revolutionary, an intellectual. He is the bearer of destructive power aimed at loved ones. Peace of mind leaves everyone who falls under its influence. He tries to compensate for his spirituality with love adventures.

Based on the play of the same name by Mykola Kulish. The film is set in the 1920s and tells of a brief period of "introduction" of the Ukrainian language (Ukrainization). This is the story of one crazy person living in the same crazy world.

The film depicts the years before the collapse of the Soviet system and the rebellion against it. Its protagonist is a young man who cannot get along in Soviet society, which is why many people consider him crazy. As a result, he decides to illegally cross the border and finally escape the confines of everyday life, challenging the tired system one last time.

The young and enterprising Muscovite Claudia, having accumulated decent capital, leaves the capital forever and goes to the Russian outback in order to establish civilization there. She starts by opening a casino in a small urban village. Provincial residents greet the Moscow guest coldly, with distrust and apprehension. And those who have been deprived of income by the opening of the gambling house enter into an open struggle with Claudia. But the woman finds the strength to withstand, despite the machinations of enemies and failures in her personal life.