The film is set in the 1960s, in a remote provincial town. Ivan is a model worker, a lathe operator at a factory, raising his son Alexei alone. Problems arise in the family: Ivan's beloved wife has a huge debt and faces prison. And Alexei is humiliated by hooligans in front of his beloved girlfriend. His father finds an unusual way out of these situations: he makes a gun himself (so that Leshka can take revenge on the hooligans), then goes with his son to rob a cafe to help Masha cover the shortfall. Gradually, Alexei gets a taste for it; he likes having power over people and commits his first murder. Suddenly, Ivan realizes that he has raised a killer with his own hands.
Ivan Nikolaevich Novozhyonov
Lyoshka
Masha
Natasha
Police Colonel
Police Captain
Police Major
Ivan’s Friend
Vova Kisly
Party Secretary
Ponya
Party Leader
Clerk at Robbed Shop
Beer Vendor
Semyonych (uncredited)