A poignant novel about the war from a cult Russian director! The story of friends Nadya and Vera begins in the tragic year of 1941. They have to go through many unusual and tense conflicts - the death and disappearance of loved ones, the love of a German commandant, the birth and abduction of a child, risky flight, substitution of their true name, treason, betrayal. However, despite all the deep drama, the novel leaves a feeling of bright hope and affirms the main human values - true friendship, self-sacrifice and love.