Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.

When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.

The regional public organization "Children's Association" UNPRESS "thanks the All-Russian Children's Center" Eaglet "and personally Alexander Dzheus for help in organizing the filming, the Children's Camp" Star "and personally Tatiana Tyutina, the All-Russian Open Forum of Children's and Youth Screen Creativity" Boomerang "and personally Natalia Vasilyev, the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (VGIK) and personally Igor Klebanov, PJSC AVTOVAZ and personally the Deputy Director of the Marketing Directorate Oleg Klimenko. The film was shot as part of the project "Children and Youth Against Violence and Cruelty by Means of Cinema", which is being implemented with the use of a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Foundation.

An old man bases his livelihood on a very bizarre form of recyling, breeding maggots in his yard, which he uses to feed his animals. This model of self-subsistence serves as his vision of a perfect state. Experimental documentary made during the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his summer vacation.