In this exquisite Russian adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," a merchant with three daughters sets out for overseas and promises to return with presents. The youngest and most beautiful, Alyoria, asks for a scarlet flower she dreamed about, in the realm of a forest beast. When the merchant finds the flower, he winds up the beast's captive# with his daughter rushing to his rescue.

根据莱蒙托夫同名著作改编。

In a remote village in Karelia, Sergeant Vaskov commands an anti-aircraft unit that protects a rail depot. While his men are transferred to the front line, he is reprimanded for their unruly behavior. He retorts that he wants replacements that aren't drunks or womanizers. In response, he is assigned a unit made up entirely of young women, fresh from training.