The film is based on the chronicle hagiographical story about the Holy Prince Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky and documentary evidence from his contemporaries. The story is told against the backdrop of historical events of the mid-13th century, which took place in the vast expanses from Rome to Karakorum. Filming took place in Russia, Mongolia, Italy, the Vatican and the Sovereign Order of Malta. The film was shot in Russian sign language, accompanied by subtitles and voiced by people with hearing impairments.

The story of Russian sign language, told through the story of a hard of hearing person Yulia Krygina, a teacher from Tula. The film tells about the social and cultural exclusion in which several generations of people with hearing impairments found themselves. The viewer learns about the strength, beauty and imagery of a language that was forbidden until recently. All the characters speaking in sign language are voiced off-screen by hard of hearing and deaf people, and the film is also accompanied by subtitles.