Town in the North of Russia. There is almost no summer here, and the inhabitants have been obsessed with the dream since birth - to leave the mining town. Ten-year-old Sanya and his friends are no exception. Sanya is learning English, thinking of escaping to the United States, where Sanya's father, a former miner, rescuer, and now a professional boxer, Kostya King, has gone. The son dreams that dad will return from America and take him away...