Irina Safyanova’s life seemed almost ideal: a strong marriage, a good job, an excellent student daughter. But a call to school pulls the rug from under a woman’s feet. Oh, how fragile happiness can be! Who would have thought that Varvara - smart, beautiful, the pride of her parents - would fall in love with a poor student and a bully... All attempts to reason with her daughter are in vain. It’s easier to buy an elephant than to argue with a girl in love, the mother and father come to the conclusion. It’s easier to marry an elephant than to figure out what they—Irina and Grigory—did wrong in their lives.