When a middle-aged high-court judge in 19th-century Russia starts to experience a sharp pain in his side, he soon finds himself bedridden with an undiagnosed terminal illness. Face-to-face with his own mortality, he becomes increasingly introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his acute suffering and imminent death.

Valeriy Priyomykhovas Ivan Ilyich Golovin
Alisa Freyndlikhas Praskovya Fyodorovna Golovina
Vytautas Pauksteas Dr. Mikhail Danilovich
Karina Morittsas Lisa Golovina
Mikhail Danilovas Narrator
Tamara Timofeevaas Nanny
Anatoliy Khudoleevas Pyotr Ivanovich
Yury Klimenko