Plot Summary: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. Nina follows him to Kazakhstan, where she learns about his involvement with Vera; however she decides not to leave Daniel alone, understanding how ill he is. Giving up attempts to handle the stress, Daniel escapes the day before the launch, but dies on his getaway. Nina takes Vera with her to Moscow, accommodating the girl in her apartment. Time goes by and both women keep living together: none of them will ever get married again, being both still in love with Daniel.
故事发生在上世纪六十年代的哈萨克斯坦,丹尼尔(米勒·尼尼兹 Merab Ninidze 饰)是一名军医,在航天局里工作。他的主要职责是负责管理那些为了走向太空而接受着严苛训练的预备航天员们的健康,但看着这些年轻人们一次又一次的为了国家献身,在死亡线上徘徊,丹尼尔的内心充满了纠结和迷惘。 丹尼尔和妻子妮娜(楚潘·哈玛托娃 Chulpan Khamatova 饰)结婚多年,两人的感情终究是没能敌过美女薇拉(Anastasiya Sheveleva 饰)的诱惑,丹尼尔背叛了妻子,和薇拉好上了,最终,丹尼尔决定抛弃妻子。让众人都没有想到的是,丹尼尔的忽然病重让妮娜和薇拉这两个女人的命运再度纠缠到了一起。