A young German, Werner Müller, turns out to be a volunteer in the neurological department of an ordinary St. Petersburg hospital. A foreigner, overwhelmed by the impulse to help all the sick and needy, has a long and eventful day ahead of him. Every now and then, finding himself in comical situations and making his way through misunderstandings, the volunteer discovers all the facets of the Russian national character.
Because of the bandaged face in the children's ward, her name is Mummy. In two months, the disfigured Anya had to grow up seriously. Before the accident, she was a beautiful, confident schoolgirl. After that, she is a closed, cynical creature, ready to attack even those who try to help her. Every day, Anya is looking for new reasons to move on and new tricks to stay in the hospital. After all, she recently had a goal — to kill the comatose culprit of the very accident in which her parents died. To fulfill her plan, Anya gathers a team of unsuccessful patients, but in the process of preparation realizes that revenge is not a cure.
The story of Fyodor Chaliapin is a man who grew up in a peasant family, but was able to break into the brilliant world of theater and conquered heights that no one had ever reached before. Did he find the love of millions, could not achieve personal happiness on his own and make a choice between two beloved women? About how the strength of character and talent can lift a person to the stars and give them the opportunity to shine all over the world.
In the Chertanovo area, known for periodic invasions and attractions, the Prince of Darkness himself suddenly appears. He has grandiose plans, but to implement them, he needs the help of his son, a supermarket cashier, who has a lot of questions for his father from hell. The all-powerful Prince of Darkness will have to build relationships with earthly relatives in order to carry out his plans and teach humanity a lesson.
A story about an immature romantic, an impulsive girl, an eccentric party-goer and a resourceful captain, who ended up on a yacht going to the Strait of Gibraltar. The captain is trying to help a romantic young man propose to his lover. Plans are shattered when a corpse appears on the boat.
Maxim and Valentina work in the Department for the Distribution of Souls — 24 hours before the death of a person, they must determine where he will go — to hell or heaven. And since both are guaranteed paradise under an employment contract, Maxim is trying to earn extra money and sell a place in paradise to oligarchs, and Valentina dreams of returning her husband from hell.
In the nursing home "Bumps" every day is similar to the previous one. Old people set fire to napkins in the dining room, the manager paints the walls herself, and the benefactor gives coffins instead of medicines. Everything changes when a friend, nicknamed the Joker, comes to one of the guests. He decides to prove to everyone that it's too early to die, but to shake the old days is the very thing. Together with a former theater actress, the trio comes up with an unusual business and quickly comes to success: life in the "Cones" becomes a resort! That's just energetic pensioners have become competitors of local bandits…
By the age of twenty, Eduard Streltsov has everything one can dream of: talent, fame and love. He is the rising star of Soviet football. The whole country, with bated breath, expects victory from the national team at the upcoming World Cup where Streltsov is to face the great Brazilian football player Pelé. However, two days before the departure of the team, the sportsman’s enemies manage to destroy his career. When the door to big sport seems to be closed for good, Streltsov has to re-enter the field and prove that he is a true champion who is worth everybody’s love.