Acting
After moving to a new house, the hero meets an unknown girl-neighbor and immediately becomes a witness of inexplicable events. Trying to understand the mystical events, the hero enters into a confrontation with the girl's father, who keeps a shocking secret.
She is a healer. A hermit. A Fool-in-God. She is a little over forty years old. She doesn’t disdain alcohol. She can be ridiculous, humiliated, offended. She has long been indifferent about herself. Everybody avoids her and is afraid of her, but secretly at night they all hurry to her home. After all, only she can get rid of their illnesses. For her, this is a damnation, and each time she swears that she won’t help people any more, but each time she is unable to refuse them. She knows that her gift will ruin her some time, but she continues to be the only chance of salvation for people.
After a car accident, the parents died in the family. The younger brother miraculously survived and is now confined to a wheelchair. The elder feels guilty, but to no avail. He does not want to put up with the fact that the younger brother will remain disabled. He decides to help him in an unusual way. The elder brother steals the car from his grandfather, and leaves with his brother to the river.
After a long absence, Arkady returns to his parents' house and restores the tombstones of his ancestors. He plunges into memories of the terrible events of his childhood. These experiences are difficult for him. Soon, Arkady pays more and more attention to a strange neighbor who, as he later finds out, is hiding a terrible secret.
A heinous crime is committed in a small remote Russian village. Police officer Afonya is a prime suspect. The locals are ready to take matters into their own hands. Investigator Sirditov faces a difficult task: he must find out all of the facts of this case before the villagers decide to execute their own justice. This Yakuti film was made in the Republic of Sakha.
