The main character of "Perezvonyu pozzhe," Nina, is going through a severe crisis. Not long ago, she was happy: a well-paid job as a surgeon, a beloved child, and a husband. However, everything changed in an instant when she found out about her husband's infidelity. She had to divorce him, and shortly after that, her son died in an accident. Nina was overwhelmed by a wave of depression, she quit her job, and she stopped understanding why she should continue living. After living in sorrow for a long period of time, she decides to start over. She believes that the only way to help herself is to return to her profession. Nina takes on the task of operating on a terminally ill patient, a relative of her acquaintance.