Ilia, a 20-year-old promising rapper, arrives in a big city to win in a battle. And immediately he becomes one of the top battlers, having captured the public with his sincerity and desire to win. Everybody assures him of a great future. But Ilia meets his first love, a common girl who becomes involved in the criminal business of the city moguls.
'Dovlatov' sigue durante seis días al brillante e irónico escritor que vio más allá de los rígidos límites de la Unión Soviética de los 70. Sergei Dovlatov luchó para conservar su propio talento y su decencia con el poeta y escritor Joseph Brodsky, mientras veía cómo sus amigos artistas sufrían ante la maquinaria del estado.
