프롤레타리안 엘레나(Elena)와 상류 계층의 블라디미르(Vladimir). 둘은 블라디미르가 병원에 입원했을 때 간호사와 환자로 만났다. 늦은 나이에 둘은 부부가 되었다. 엘레나에게는 실업자 아들과 며느리, 손자가 있고, 블라디미르에겐 집 밖을 나도는 천방지축 딸이 있다. 서로의 자식을 바라보는 시각이 곱지 않은 둘. 늘 엄마인 엘레나에게 돈을 요구하는 실업자 아들이 못마땅한 블라디미르는 그녀의 손자가 대학교에 갈 수 있도록 금전적 지원을 해달라는 부탁을 묵살해 버린다.
This is the life story of the outstanding Soviet hockey player Valery Kharlamov. They say that sometimes people are able to foresee their death, then before their eyes in a short period of time all life passes, all the most significant moments, all the people dear to a person. The plot of the picture and the style of narration is very different from everything that has already been shot or written on this topic. Like an ordinary Russian guy who has a congenital heart disease and is an eternal target for the wit of his peers due to a speech impairment, he was able to become the Olympic champion twice, eight times the World Champion, become the legend of Russian hockey and a role model for several generations of professionals and amateur athletes ? What was behind all these, at what price was this achieved, and what price had to be paid subsequently?
