- Near future. Mankind is successfully exploring space: now a huge Delta station is located in the earth's orbit. Maksim Bortnikov is one of the members of the station repair team. An unexpected catastrophe caused by a proton storm cuts off Maksim from the rest, and he is left alone in outer space.
- In 1933, a young woman leaves her rural home to chase her dream of becoming a writer in the city. She takes a job as a maid for a middle-aged printing house owner who quickly starts pursuing her romantically. They marry, but his passionate declarations of love soon turn cold. As political tensions rise in the country, …