The story of Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavsky, the genius of the theater of the 20th century, who, thanks to the strength of his talent, was able to remain a real artist and an internally free person within the rigid Soviet system. The protagonists of the film, contemporary theater and film directors, including Kirill Serebrennikov, Cathy Mitchell, Lev Dodin, Anna Strasberg and others, show how the Stanislavsky method affects their daily work in theater and cinema.