The story revolves around a famous actress named Nadezhda. By chance, she finds herself having to raise someone else's child. In order to do so, she leaves her profession and becomes a teacher for children in a creative studio in a remote cultural center. After some time, Nadezhda realizes that raising the son alone has become an unbearable burden for her. The child grows stubborn and independent, refusing to obey his adoptive mother. Unexpectedly, the main heroine finds help in the form of the school principal.