Pavel Yaskevich

Valentina lives in a small village, works at the post office. A young woman does not formally take her work, she is always ready to help those who need it. Villagers love and respect Valya, and at the same time sympathize with her ...

One day in the life of two brothers whose different views on life suddenly faced with each other in a battle for the truth.

Dmitry has been a frequent guest of slot machine halls аor several years now . He is convinced that fortune rules life. Having lost a lot of money, he continues to count on a big win. With this he justifies his game and with this he consoles his wife Ksyusha. And then one day he really gets lucky: he wins a luxurious Mercedes. Or does he?

Alex – a simple guy from the outskirts of Moscow, served two years in the army and returned to the "citizen". He always wanted to conquer the capital and become famous. His future, he was connected with the sport fanatically engaged with the school. In sweet dreams he saw a wide and direct road to the glory of the world champion, the red carpet and the Shine of Olympic gold medals. And now the time has come...

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

A small mining village of Kamenny, the 90s. Everyone here knows the legend about the Mistress of the mountain — the green-eyed Princess Maria Tumanova, the former owner of the emerald mines, who received the nickname Basilisk. Tumanova hid her treasures in the village, and before her death cursed everyone who dared to take possession of them... For many years, the locals even pronounce the name of the princess with caution. And only 17-year-old beauty Alyonka Koshkina defiantly defies the witchcraft of the Basilisk. On the same day, the girl's father finds a jewelry box in the mine. This discovery brings nothing but misfortune to the inhabitants. Who can resist witchcraft and bring back happiness and love?

The detachments are those who block others with themselves. During one of the battles, repelling one attack after another, the soldiers of the detachment learn that an orphanage abandoned to the mercy of fate is dying behind the front line... Sacrificing themselves, detaining the Germans, exploding on mines to mark the way for children, the soldiers of the detachment die one after another.