The film will be based around three of Hoffmann's tales (Klein Zaches, The Golden Pot and The Sandman), with the main character being Hoffmann himself. In particular, it will focus on the duality between the imaginative universe of his writings and his real-life profession as a government clerk (which will be based on his letters and journals)

Hoffmaniada

Andrey is a well-known artist photographer who lives alone with his Labrador dog, Charley, in his own house with a swimming pool in a big city. While preparing for an important international exhibition, he meets a charming young woman Marina who turns out to be deaf and mute. Andrey brings Marina to his place, takes her photos and keeps her at his place for the night. The same repeats on the second day. Neither does he let her go away on the third day. Finally, the girl understands that she is a prisoner and tries to escape.

Strangers of Patience

Based on the novel by Tamara Zinberg "Seventh Symphony". Siege of Leningrad, 1942. Despaired Nina Voronova can't stand starvation and cold any longer. She evacuates from the city, leaving her little son in a deadly cold apartment. He is found by Katya, an orphaned teenager girl from the next door, right before his house is destroyed by bombs. Katya claims he's her brother, and manages to get extra food provision from the district administration using boy's certificate of birth. In the meantime she helps to nurse injured soldiers in the local hospital. One of them - Alexey Voronov - realizes the little boy is his son.

The Cry of Silence

Maksim is so busy at work, trying to do everything and not let his boss down, that he does not notice the most important things in his life. On the anniversary of meeting his beloved girl Sasha, after an accidental quarrel with an unusual taxi driver Tamara Petrovna, completely inexplicable events begin to happen to Maksim - he will have to live his life on rewind.