In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.

Киноповесть о двух стариках-пенсионерах, которые после пожара остались на старости лет без крова. Строиться заново не захотели. Думали было отправиться к одному из благополучных сыновей — но поехали в далекое Заполярье, к непутевой и неустроенной дочери…