A transposition of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina to the modern day city of Almaty.
Living in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a young man is preparing to become a bus conductor. One day, in between wandering the city streets, and going to the movies, he makes the acquaintance of a female student.
Marat works as a personal driver in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan. When he hits a Mercedes, the nightmare begins. The loan he accepts to pay for the damages puts him at the mercy of a Mafia boss.
A film director takes to the road on a trip to visit his sick mother and we follow his thoughts and human encounters along the way.