Fyodor Hodas, a three wars veteran, a respected man in his village of White Dews, is a long time widower and a father of three grown sons. The oldest son is too practical, the youngest is too cheerful, and the middle one is working far away from home. But the old man worries for all his sons, but especially - for the youngest, who is an airhead.
According to "Soviet screen" magazine, this is the best comedy of 1984, with 36.1 million tickets sold that year.