A film about people who left the cities and sought their fortune in the forest and by the sea. An exploration of downshifting, fleeing the system or problems. The carefree life of summer contrasts with the harsh winter existence. The filming took place over several years on the beaches of the Black Sea and Sardinia. Today, the beaches of Utrish and Valle della Luna no longer exist. A massive fire destroyed part of the ancient forest, and the commune in Sardinia was evicted by the local police.

Soiga village was founded by monks 400 years ago. At the beginning of the twentieth century, deforestation was organized in the Arkhangelsk region. In the 1950s, a narrow-gauge railway was built to transport timber to the Northern Dvina River. Now the village of Soyga is surrounded by swamps and is located 38 kilometers from the nearest highway. After the reduction of the forest fund, financial support for the road and the settlement ceased. The only way to get there is by the narrow gauge railway, which has existed there since 1958. For about 40 years, local residents and the locomotive driver Boris Petrovich Skumin have been maintaining the road in good condition.