[3] The films in the series represent a Russian tradition of the New Year's Movie where films that take place during the holiday season tap into the vein of hope, optimism, and possibility associated with New Year's in the Russian culture.

The film takes place in 11 different cities in Russia and tells the story of a series of different characters whose acquaintance is purely coincidental.

One orphan girl Varya, makes other children believe that her father is the Russian president.

They promise to stop harassing her if her father blesses her with an encrypted message during the traditional televised New Year's Address.

The characters in the film are a student, a thief and his connections with the policeman who caught him, a taxi driver in love with a famous pop singer, a businessman rushing to his beloved, two snowboarders.