Small village near the border. Only a few days remain before the war; these are the last days when people live a normal life. They fall in love, fight, and make up. Alena, the chairman's daughter, is preparing to get married. Her fiancé, Gregory, works as a machinist in the city. Peter and Vasily, the fathers of the young couple, old friends, unanimously decided to marry their children. Alena is happy and she loves Gregory. But the groom has long been in love with Daria...