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.