Before the eyes of an old thief, retired, as in a cruel mirror, past days, years spent in prisons and camps, friends and enemies flicker. Here a prisoner who has passed through all the circles of prison hell settles scores with a sadistic warden. And an experienced prisoner, who rewound half his life in a distant Kolyma logging, becomes a farmer in prosperous Canada. Another round of memory - and young Zaur Zolotoruchka makes fun of the intrigues of Baku hucksters on long prison nights, you can lose everything at cards, but you can win a lot... honor, freedom... and even life itself.