Cast 
Chulpan Khamatova  ...  Nina 
Merab Ninidze  ...  Dr. Daniel Pokrovsky 
Anastasiya Sheveleva  ...  Vera 

Genre:  Drama | Romance

Runtime: 118 min`s

Sound: Russian

Subtitles:  None

Region - 5 (Russia) PAL

In 1961, a Soviet medical officer is conflicted about his position overseeing the health of future cosmonauts.

Kazakhstan, early 1961. Daniel Pokrovsky, a medical officer, currently works for the first Soviet cosmonauts' troop. There Daniel, already married, finds himself in an incredibly complicated and yet tender relationship with a young girl, called Vera. Later Daniel goes back to Moscow where is in charge of the health of the future cosmonauts. He tries not to be just a doctor for the cadets, but also their friend. He can't agree with the fact that these young men could have to sacrifice their lives for the country. His wife Nina feels the same: she doesn't accept him participating in a project that could put human lives at risk, therefore she keeps asking Daniel to leave his job. Daniel decides to leave his wife. Then one of the cadets dies and the medical officer ends up breaking down. This doesn't stop him from leaving for Kazakhstan in order to prepare the launch of the first man into space...