Alexey Paderin

1990s. Three friends Vova, Mamed and Lyokha go to school and dream, like everyone else in Russia at this time, to open their own business. But first you need money. Everything seemed to be going well, but they were not allowed to the final exams. His Majesty the case in the image of the regional semi-criminal authority Kostik comes to the aid of aspiring entrepreneurs. Kostya's liver has rotted - he needs a new one. Young businessmen get the coveted organ, but only with it, with this organ, it is not so simple.

This is a story of a blind girl who gets a chance of a lifetime. A rich man offers to her the precious gift of the eyesight, provided that she marries him blindly. This gift opens her eyes on the grim truth of life.

1998, Nalchik. Una familia judía está en peligro: el hijo más pequeño y su esposa no vuelven a casa y a la mañana siguiente la familia recibe una nota de secuestro. El rescate que piden es tan alto que la familia se ve obligada a vender su pequeño negocio y a buscar ayuda a su alrededor.