The misanthrope Alexander Christoforov, nicknamed \"Alec\", is a hopeless loser. The actor, who was celebrated in the Soviet era as the hero of \"Eugene Onegin\", is carving out a depressing existence as a bad paid figure of a ridicule historical show. Despised by his ex-wife, alienated from his son, Alec has totally screwed up his life. But when diagnosed with a mortal illness, he sets off on a ludicrous tour de force at the end of which a piece of eternity surprisingly awaits him - A comedy with a happy end.