It is a cruel tale for grown-ups about a generation of teenagers armed with knives who aim at restoring justice in modern society. The film touches upon many social problems – pedophilia, drug addiction, alcoholism, cynicism of doctors, problem families, orphanages, corruption and irresponsibility of the authorities.
In the system of culture, eternity is perceived as something transcendental and which is beyond human understanding. Circumstances, that devour life, and beings, that are doomed to live, are metaphorically brought together in the “Eternity” project. A metaphor of Eternity is a little girl who mentally withstands and resists destructive force and always wins a victory over it. This is the Eternity of an absolute and timeless being.
The young biologist Viktor Sluzhkin works as a geography teacher in an ordinary school in Perm for need of money. He struggles at first, then makes friends with the pupils, clashes with the head of studies, and takes the finalists on a trip along the river. He also drinks wine with his friends, and tries to get along with his wife, and takes his daughter to the kindergarten. He simply lives…
We all come from our childhood. The childhood memories of the main character are at the center of the plot of this film. Many years on, he returns to his native town.
