Eighteen-year-old girl Alena decides to meet her biological father. Vasily, a veteran of the First Chechen War, lives alone and works as a switchman on the railroad. The arrival of his daughter completely changes the life of the hero.
Two couples meet in the cafe. A delicate and frank topic that has opened up provokes a quarrel “couple for couple” and within each couple at the same time. It all ends with an attempt to save the evening, save friendship, save relationships. How? It looks like the answer was already known at the beginning of the evening.
Vanya is a salesperson in the Hunter and Fisher shop. Kristina is a ballerina at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre. Kristina jokingly calls Vanya a "retro person" for her love of everything old. She herself is a modern person, nostalgia for the romantic past is not characteristic of her. And yet, these two dissimilar people have something in common - the fear of loneliness and the obsession with starting a family.
