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In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.
Because of the scandal on the air, the famous TV presenter of the prime talk show leaves the capital and gets a job as a literature teacher at a school near Moscow. An unsuccessful joke during the release of the talk show "Shall we chat?" cost its host Arseny Platonov his career. Yesterday's star, he returns to his mother in a small town near Moscow. The new headmaster of the school, which Arseny graduated from ten years ago, is glad to meet such a respected and popular person in a local bar. And he insistently invites Platonov to school to conduct several electives for high school students on the topic "Secrets of success".
Life in Gyumri during the Karabakh war is full of hope and disappointment. Men work for their living, women wait for the return of their husbands and sons, efforts are topped by coming victory.
Platon is completely at home in Moscow life. Successful, charming, and busy, he knows everyone in Moscow, and Moscow knows him. He makes money based on basic instincts. Contacts, connections, money, girls—he had it all. And everything was perfect until he met Lyubov.
Kesha, a young magician assistant, is desperately in love with a young journalist Alisa. He is ready to do everything possible to conquer her.
