Serge Ivakov, a young successful entrepreneur, was sentenced on trumped-up charges to 22 years in prison. Torture, beatings, humiliation, a month in a cell for those sentenced to death with imitation of execution, forced treatment in a special psychiatric hospital and much, much more ... The story of Serge is told to us by Evgeni Dyakonov, a human rights activist, journalist, veteran of the "hot spots", who served as the prototype of the protagonist.