A poetic story about a country teacher. The quiet and peaceful life of the school is blown up by a dramatic event: a weapon was stolen from the school. The teacher decides to investigate the incident by himself. It turned out, that a rifle was stolen by his pupil to protect his mother and grandmother from his drunken father. The teacher decides to secure this family from affliction. The best award for him is the pupil’s will to become a teacher. Source : www.mosfilm.ru