Sergei Kurguzov has just been promoted to colonel. At 34, he has had a successful career, but when he tells his father, a reserve lieutenant colonel, about it, he does not seem happy. The next morning, he runs away. Kurguzov has nowhere to hide. He travels around the country—on trains, in passing cars, without any specific destination. His goal is to remain undetected for as long as possible. Somewhere at the top, the changes he is waiting for must happen...