Denis Zykov

1945. The International Military Tribunal begins its work in Nuremberg. A huge number of people from all over the world come to the trial, which will later be called the Trial of the Century: the city is crowded with journalists, lawyers, translators, witnesses and many participants and employees of the process.

Journalist Klaudiya Novak is in crisis. After publishing one of her articles, she survived the attack and decided to leave the profession because she felt powerless in her fight against injustice. Soon she is contacted by her acquaintance from the investigative committee, Pavel Smirnov, who asks her to write material about a possible serial maniac.

An insurance agent, an accountant, a digital gravedigger, a homeless accordion player, a typography designer and seven other completely different people meet at a cooking class. Father and son are driving a car through a monotonous, endless, cold autumn landscape. Their paths will all cross and life will never be the same again. Ultimately, each of them will understand what it means to be an angel on this cruel, dry, gray earth.

Incorruptible customs officer Sveta Suvorova has always been too principled for a small town where everything is decided "by friendship". At least until the Finnish mafia kidnapped her husband. There is a chance to get him back, but for this Sveta will have to forget about her principles and make a deal with her conscience.