The job of the protagonist of the film, Sashka, is to sit on the tower, above the forest, on the edge of the village, watching the fires, and reporting to the authorities on the radio. And at this time, the whole life of the village passes under Sasha, and Sasha himself has a difficult relationship with women. Moreover, the loss of the Russian national team to the Germans, the dog was dragged away by wolves, this summer all the forests in the district burned down. The tower disappointed Sasha and he quit, went to cut down the forest, "for a lot of money."