After the general Soviet gulag amnesty of 1953 former political inmates Sergei and Nikolai arrive in a remote Siberian village where 8 pardoned common criminals terrorize the inhabitants.
A former athlete runs a camp dedicated to reforming juvenile criminals, a tough job with no quick payoffs.
1945, war behind. The eighteen-year-old sergeant Sergey Kruzhkoy after a severe wound comes back home. Having learned that in the city the gang of criminals is active, the hero decides to ...