The story of the formation of Soviet intelligence, told through the prism of the fate of its youngest chief - 31-year-old Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin.

The autumn of 1993. In an attempt to puzzle out the death of a famous film director and save the unfinished movie “Boris Godunov” the enamored protagonists fail to notice the moment when they become part of the historical events which will forever change their lives.

Sailor Marat carries a great burden. His whole village condemns him since his wife and many fishermen were washed off his boat in a mysterious sea storm. Ever since then the sea has vanished. One day, Marat returns to his village, obsessed by the idea of making the sea return and so the dead. He begins rebuilding his shipwreck in the middle of the desert, dragging it towards the endless horizon. Only his last close friend Balthasar, and Tamara, the sister of Marat's deceased wife, believe in him. Tamara, deeply in love with Marat, who repulses her, knows from a fortune teller that maybe not her dream but his might come true. One morning Marat wakes up by the sound of water - the sea has returned, ready to take what belongs to her...

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改编自A·加里奇的著名戏剧“水兵寂静”（为莫斯科一条街的名称，那里有著名的“水兵寂静”监狱，斯大林时期关押政治犯的地方，俄罗斯前首富、原尤先科石油公司总裁米哈伊尔-霍多尔科夫斯基今仍关押在那里）。
一个犹太裔的爸爸，一个音乐天才的儿子，一段二战时期无法磨灭的记忆。