
Miron Alekseevich, director of a paper and pulp mill, goes to bury his wife Tanya in the place where they once spent their honeymoon. He goes not alone, but with a photographer named Stork, to whom he tells touching details of his life with Tanya. The narrative weaves together the memories of the characters, as well as the rituals and beliefs of the Meri people, a small Finnish tribe that once lived in the Northern Volga region and dissolved among the Russians.

Yuliya Aug
Tanya

Igor Sergeev
Aist

Viktor Sukhorukov
Vesa

Yuriy Tsurilo
Miron
Vyacheslav Melekhov
Bird Seller
Yulia Tushina
Aist's Mother
Ivan Tushin
Young Aist
Leisan Sitdikova
Rimma

Olga Dobrina
Yuliya
Sergey Yarmolyuk
Inspector
Olga Gileva
Shop Assistant
Artyom Khabibulin
Shop Assistant

Sexy Thing
Sexy Thing

Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Striaght Ahead
Striaght Ahead

Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon

The Last Station
The Last Station

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

The Pokrovsky Gates
The Pokrovsky Gates

The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress

Magic
Magic

Something that happened in quarantine
Something that happened in quarantine

The Fragrance of Wild Flowers
The Fragrance of Wild Flowers

Rasputin
Rasputin