Ilya Averbakh

In the film, the quiet, settled routine of a professor, whose best days are seemingly behind him, is upset when his volatile daughter comes for a visit and leaves her own daughter behind for him to raise. At the same time, one of his students challenges him to take up some scientific work he had abandoned earlier in his career. (allmovie.com)

Manipulative schoolgirl, Zina, is living in a small Russian town. She targets several people until her teacher falls victim of her manipulations. (imdb)

A funny and sad story of mismatched love, family and life surprises.