Drama. WWII. The barge, on which Anatoly and his senior comrade Tikhon
transport coal, is seized by a German patrol ship. Anatoly begs the Germans
for mercy, and in an act of disloyalty he shoots his captain. The Germans leave
the coward on the mined barge, but thanks to the help of the monks from a
nearby monastery on an island, Anatoly survives... Years go by. The Elder
Anatoly is respected for his just life and the really wonderful help which he
gives to the islandís visitors. However, the terrible sin of the murder he
committed during the war does not give him peace. When he feels his death
approach, Anatoly does not know yet that he will be soon forgiven...