The film is a meticulously and comprehensively reconstructed biography of the Ukrainian composer and poet Volodymyr Ivasyuk (1949–1979), spanning from his early childhood to his tragic death. Filming took place in Kitsman, Vyzhnytsia, Chernivtsi and Lviv; some interviews were recorded in Kyiv.
Volodymyr is portrayed by those closest to him — his sisters Halyna and Oksana, and his friends and creative partners: Vasyl Strychovych, Levko Dutkovsky, Volodymyr Voznyuk, Roman Kudlyk, Yuriy Rybchynskyi, Bohdan Stelmakh and many others. Ivasyuk himself also reveals a great deal about himself in the film.

The documentary features unique footage—both amateur and professional—that has never been seen before. Among them are light-hearted film sketches shot by Volodymyr himself, in which he plays the lead role.