In the autumn of 1944, contrary to the order of the Nazi command to evacuate to the south, residents of the Norwegian town of Kirkenes took refuge in an abandoned mine. The command of the Soviet Army became aware of the intentions of the Nazis to blow up the old tunnels of the city, but the Soviet soldiers managed to prevent the tragedy.

Two reserved people, almost resigned to their loneliness, found each other at the Soviet-era sea resort on the late autumn. Long dinners with senceless conversations transform into a love story.

The creative process is explored through Andrei Tarkovsky and Andrey Konchalovskiy working on their respective film projects: Strasti po Andreyu (1966) and Pervyy uchitel (1965) and actor Anatoliy Solonitsyn, who plays Rublev in Tarkovsky's film.

In German-occupied Crimea during WWII, a group of Russian soldiers employ unusual tactics to steal classified documents from their enemies.

1975 film by Andrei Tarkovsky

1966 film by Andrei Tarkovsky

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

1979 film by Andrei Tarkovsky