This film combines a coming-of-age story, a family drama, and a dream of space that must be reconciled with reality. The film captivates with a rare blend of fragility and inner strength: behind the story of a talented student lies a conversation about duty, home, and the cost of choice when the future suddenly begins to change before our eyes. The dream of space usually sounds like a movement upward - towards a great future, exact sciences, freedom, and a distant horizon. But in this film, it collides with another force - with home, family, and circumstances that cannot be postponed. The main character, Pasha, studies in St. Petersburg to become a rocket engineer, is considered a talented student, and lives within the logic of a clear perspective. However, unexpected news from his hometown of Shoyna forces him to return to a place where the rhythm is entirely different, the concerns are different, and the weight of reality is entirely different. This collision forms the drama of the film. On one side is the profession of dreams, the expectations of teachers, and the image of a future that seems to have already formed. On the other side is a mother, a younger brother, and a space where homes sink into the sands, and life is governed not by ambitions but by the necessity to hold on and help one’s own. The film makes this conflict not external but deeply personal. It speaks of the moment when a person must decide whether it is possible to keep a great dream when there are people who need you now. The film is also particularly interesting due to its cast. In the lead role is Mark Eidelshtein, whose presence helps to convey the character's internal instability, his tension between the future and the past, between the desire to move forward and the impossibility of turning away from loved ones. Director Anton Mamikin builds the story without unnecessary pressure, so the emotional power of the film arises from details, pauses, and a careful look at how a person changes at the moment of choice. The screening will appeal to those who love modern Russian cinema, coming-of-age stories, and dramatic plots without loud effects, but with a clear human intonation. After watching, it is especially acute.