Anatoly Sukhanov, a once-aspiring artist turned Soviet functionary, lives in a comfortable bubble of success in Moscow. At the peak of his career with a family and recognition, the onset of perestroika shatters his constructed reality. As the world he has navigated with caution begins to collapse, haunting visions from a repressed past as a young, passionate artist come surging back. These glimpses into the road not taken lead him to question the true cost of his seemingly secure existence. As political shifts threaten his stability and suppressed dreams resurface, Sukhanov confronts the life he has lived and the price of his compromises, embarking on a surreal journey of self-discovery amidst the changing tides of the Soviet Union.