Nika is one of the youngest daughters in a Yamal nomadic family. Very soon, the administration of the nearest settlement will take her to a boarding school, separating her from her family and native land for a long time. A nomadic teacher is tasked with preparing Nika for this departure.

A young soldier returns from the front line with a serious wound. How will he build his new life?

People live on the edge of the earth, trying to make money by poaching. Children do not notice the humility of their parents and the chaos around them. Chaos is not so much in the surrounding world as in the people themselves. Time has stopped, the days repeat each other, and the children gradually become like their fathers.

A slight sadness enveloped Maria Petrovna, enveloped her whole life, her feelings and thoughts. Every day she waters the roses in her garden, but the day will come when they dry up.