Sakhteleradio GSSR

A recluse living in the Channel Islands develops an obsession with the ward of wealthy steam engine enterpreneur Mess Lethierry, his niece Deruchette, in the 1820s.

The hero of the film, a student of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, is faced with a creative search and the choice of his own path in art. Daily contact with the villagers, access to their spiritual world pushes him to abandon the academy and return to his native village. The second hero of the film – a craftsman, a father of a large family, unlike the artist, is confident in himself, stands firmly on the ground and with his optimism returns spiritual balance to his friend, instills in him the belief that he has chosen the right profession and found his purpose.