An improvisation on the story of Flanner O'Connor.

The film takes place in America in the 30s-50s. Mr. Sheppard, a local preacher, takes Rufus, a lame, difficult teenager on bail. Together they go on a educative journey to the mountains. Along the way, Rufus repeatedly quotes the Bible, intimidates ten-year-old preacher’s son with hell, and contemptuously calls his mentor the self-proclaimed Jesus. Rufus's controversy with his mentor tragically ends up at the mountain observatory, only to be repeated decades later.

A joint trip with the French novelist Honore de Balzac to the town of Berdychiv. Historical facts, a coffee break with the writer, a recipe from Balzac ... A visit to the church where the great writer was married to Evelyn Ghana ...

The film is part of an almanac of short films Berdichev murals.

For five years, Irina humbly waited for her beloved Kostya to divorce his wife and make her an offer. Finally, the long-awaited day has come: Constantine invites Ira to the restaurant and solemnly announces that he has purchased the wedding rings. Here only the second ring is assigned not to her, but to the daughter of the chief ...

Irina's current situation is shocking. Unable to put up with the betrayal of a loved one, she decides to commit suicide. At the entrance to the pharmacy, where the poor woman goes for a lethal dose of sleeping pills, she meets a abandoned dog. After learning that the unhappy dog ​​is being taken to the fur-box, Irina is pitying her and decides to take her home ...

Police Captain Igor has long been trying to arrest the agile swindler "Grandma", who always sews him into a fool. The girl skillfully carries out illegal activity, but at the same time always comes out of the water clean.

One day, Igor still manages to take it hot, but very soon this story takes an unexpected turn. The girl turned out to be an important and the only witness of a high-profile case, and therefore law enforcement agencies are forced to come to an agreement with the criminal. In exchange for her consent, she is promised freedom. Moreover, the antics of previous years will also be "written off" by her testimony.

Driven into a corner, she agrees to cooperate. Now the girl is a participant in the witness protection program. After changing her appearance and name, she was sent to another city, along with a police captain. They are housed in a communal apartment, where nothing can be hidden from neighbors. Here they have to pretend to be a married couple, which is quite difficult to do, given the mutual hostility. Their neighbors are an elderly writer and two children, whose mother disappeared somewhere without a trace.

Yes, under one roof were completely different personalities who have something in common. Each of them is alone in life, and it is here that the feeling of loneliness intensifies and becomes unbearable.

Thirsty for sincere communication and good company, this society manages to create comfort for each other and become a real family.