Seryozha is an unemployed alcoholic who lives off his stupid mother. His only emotion is his grief for his deceased father. From his neighbor and drinking companion, Seryozha learns of the possibility of hearing the voices of the dead in spring water. But for that, you have to make a sacrifice. In trying to speak to his deceased father and unravel the family secret, he plunges into the abyss of madness and goes beyond what is permitted.