Volodymyr Kovalenko

11-year-old Minko is forced to move from a decaying village to the city with his father, mother and sick grandfather. New apartment, school and classmates greet the boy with hostility. This only strengthens his desire to return home, where there is a forest and his friends. But what Minko misses the most is Ginger Fairy, a tame moose he once saved and which disappeared the day he left.

World War II. Three German soldiers and two civilians are relaxing in nature. Laughter, dancing, and songs gradually turn into cruel games and violence.