A writer in 1930s Moscow has his work banned and is expelled from the official union, leaving him without income. He then writes a novel about a mysterious dark visitor and gradually starts confusing his real life with the story.
The story tells about two guitarists Vasya and Pasha, a choral college student Zhenya, a paratrooper Bob and a classical vocal teacher Ptitsyn, who by chance unite to create a rock band. On the way to fame, future stars are waiting for crime bosses, crimson jackets, the "latest" gadgets in the form of pagers and tetris, and, of course, world-famous idols, including Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain.
Top blogger Alex Go loses all contracts, offending fan Mitya Lipkin. To save his career, the guy becomes a counselor at a pioneer camp where the boy is resting. And now his fate depends not on subscribers and producer Gosha, but on the children and the director of the camp, a retired military Starostin.
