During a film festival in a provincial Russian city, screenwriter and film critic Bob meets in the crowd a strange stranger named Dusk and jokingly invites him to Amsterdam. When, many years later, Soul suddenly appears at the doorstep of his house, Bob does not immediately remember who he is. He is working on a script, in love with a young movie theater writer, and for the time being he cannot even imagine what role this unexpected guest will play in his life ...