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A comet is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to wipe out all life. Andrei and Anna's family awaits the arrival of their two sons from the capital. A young mistress keeps pestering Andrei with messages, while Anna's long-time admirer is courting her again. The elder son arrives first, but there is something strange about the circumstances of his return. Then the younger son appears — facing imminent death, he is ready to reveal a secret he has carefully guarded. The family members' love for one another and their mutual grievances become tangled into a knot that can only be cut — blood will inevitably be spilled.