The film is set in the environs of Olonets is a small town in Karelia. Every spring here at the rest stop thousands of wild geese, then to continue their journey North. The events of the film are centered around this phenomenon: the hunters waiting for prey, bird watchers and children are watching in the binoculars, and at this time the inhabitants of the Olonets prepare their pet geese to a traditional spring holiday - the goose run.