Documentary portrait of Dziga Vertov, father of documentary cinema.
The film tells about the life and work of the outstanding figure of Russian cinema Esfir Ilyinichna Shub.
About the fates of three Soviet people, different in age, profession, and character. 1 — Vladimir Nikolaevich Filimonov — an electrical installer at the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station; 2 — Vladimir Ivanovich Karpov — the foreman of the "Biysky" grain sovkhoz; 3 — Pyotr Kuzmich Anokhin — an academician, physiologist.
