Bob an intellectual film critic and screenwriter visits an obscure film festival in Kiev, where he meets the poor but engaging vagabond Duska. "Whenever you're in Holland, do not hesitate to visit me," the
over-enthusiastic Bob suggests, knowing for sure that Duska will never leave Kiev.
He is therefore stunned when, a few months later, Duska is
standing ding at Bob's door.
The two men start living together. Duska tries his very best to be nice, but Bob becomes increasingly annoyed. Normal communication is impossible, because Duska only speaks Russian and a genuine war threatens to break out between two men.
Finally, Bob wrestles Duska out of his life. But when he's gone, he misses him deeply and so he travels back to Kiev to find his one and only true friend.