1-3h The film tells about the winner of the State Prize, writer Viktor Astafiev. Rural landscapes filmed in the village of Ovsyanki: streets, the house where the writer was born. V. Astafiev talks about his life path, reflects on contemporary problems, on the responsibility of a person to himself; meets with fellow countrymen, readers. 2h Marya Semyonovna, the writer's wife, talks about how Astafyev works on his works.