Screen adaptation of one of the early stories by Anton Chekhov "A Hunting Accident". Young Olenka was born and raised in a poor family, so she is forced to marry a rich but unloved man, who, moreover, is much older than her. But heart knows no law, and passionate love suddenly overtakes a girl of marriageable age - but the person who loves her cannot come to terms with the fact that she is given to another. Seized with passion and jealousy, the young man is ready for madness...