Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
Leningrad, late 80s. Irina, the composer's daughter, grew up longing for a great father, who is always busy only with music. Now, after his sudden death, she cannot cope with the feeling of emptiness. Thanks to a sudden meeting, she realizes her place in her father's life.
The heroine of this story, a young woman, considers herself a believer and tries to live according to the commandments. But an unexpected meeting turns for her into love for a married man, and her feeling does not remain unanswered. However, a man belongs to a culture where the presence of a mistress is not forbidden, and even encouraged, while divorce is extremely negatively perceived. He sees no problem in starting a second family. The heroine will have a harsh choice between her faith and her beloved. And the most important thing is that she will have to find out whether she can make such a choice on her own, or everything is predetermined from above.
The story of the usual hard worker Ivan, who is engaged in the improvement of the city, where SUMMIT will soon be held. One day he learns that to the forum the authorities decided to clear the streets of stray dogs. Vanya decides to help four-legged friends.
