In the old days it was called hypochrondria, or black melancholia. Now, apparently, it's termed the Asthenic Syndrome. Whatever it is, Nikolai, a teacher of epicly indifferent pupils, has got it, and it's not much fun.
Train driver suddenly felt sick and train itself is not quite fine. Without a driver it runs unstoppable and now it's passengers are who should save a train and their own lives.
Once, in the apartment of a modest designer named Peresukhin, an Unknown figure appears, offering him the chance to become the ruler of the planet Aldebaran. However, in order to transition to another spatial dimension, the film's hero must part with his life by jumping from the third floor. Peresukhin chooses his familiar existence over the temptation of becoming a dictator on a distant planet.
