Due to the fact that there is virtually no police in the village of Stara Zburivka, two locals take over the function of public order – Viktor Krivoborodko, 50, and Vladimir Rudkovsky, 44,.

Viktor and Volodya combine the duties of police officers and social workers: suppress family quarrels, cut fights between neighbors, search for drowners, etc. – that is, they deal with everything except criminal offenses. However, after the war begins, the mood of the villagers changes.