Based on the stories of Anatoly Barbakaru.

In the late 1980s, Pasha Karitonov, a young musician from Odessa, returns home from an eight-month trip to India working on board a merchant ship. He has been trying to earn enough money to buy his own flat, a condition imposed by the father of his girlfriend, Lilia before they can get married. However, when exchanging his currency one day, Pasha encounters a young swindler girl, who steals all his money. Pasha realises that this puts paid to the wedding plans, so the lovers decide to flee to Crimea.

In today's world you can get almost anything for money, but why so many unhappy and lonely?

Twenty, thirty, forty ... what does our hero dream of? On his fortieth birthday, Mikhail dreamed of ordinary human happiness, he wanted very simple things - a cake, candles and warm company of friends.

According to the plot of Anton Chekhov's vaudeville "Bear", the action of which is postponed to the present.

Hryhoriy Smirnov is the head of the lending department of a large bank. Naturally, a successful husband has everything in order and outside the office - has a cozy apartment, a prestigious car and a beautiful wife.

Given his strong position in society, Gregory does not even allow the thought that his beloved may betray him. Therefore, returning from a business trip earlier than scheduled, he can not assume that at home he can expect an unpleasant surprise ...