Anatolii Sukhanov

The former head of the city of Artem Sapieha takes a geological expedition to the taiga. During a storm, he is separated without fire or weapons and must face dangerous wildlife.

A poetic psychological drama about the adolescence of the Ukrainian-Russian writer Nikolai Gogol filmed for Soviet television at A. Dovzhenko Film Studion in 1988. Based on the short story "Gogol-gimnazist" by Vasili Avenarius.