"The life and work of Joseph Brodsky" are not just words in a dissertation for the hero of this film. The subject of his research becomes everything he lives. Experiencing someone else's fate, albeit that of a genius, leads the professor to madness. Brodsky's memories of the asylum, the courts, and prison begin to take shape, smells, and even Judge Savelieva's voice. They cut off his oxygen, first in his dreams and then in reality. And who "him" - Brodsky or the professor - in the film it is impossible to distinguish.

Insanity is not the only line of this film. It is also a love story. The woman who loves him is trying to get him out of this state - will she succeed?