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A macho truck driver with a taste for vodka and casual sex attempts to connect with the daughter he never knew in director Vladimir Kott's post-perestroika drama. By day Fedor Mukhin (Aleksei Kravchenko) spends long hours on the road, and by night he likes to relax with a bottle and a beautiful woman. Fedor's carefree life takes an unexpected turn, however, when he receives a letter from a former fling revealing that he may have a sixteen year old daughter who's currently being threatened with jail in a dismal Russian town. That girl is Vera (Alexandra Tyuftey), an incorrigible, headstrong delinquent with a dangerous wild streak. But there's more to Vera than initial appearances may suggest, because in addition to being a formidable force in the boxing ring, she shows a tender side by protecting a younger boy from menacing schoolyard bullies. Their relationship deepening, Fedor does everything possible to win Vera's love - or at the very least, her respect.