The end of the 19th century. A series of mysterious murders takes place in the provincial city of N. The metropolitan investigator Goremykin arrives at the crime scene. The search for the killers leads him to an unexpected conclusion – a revolutionary circle has been created in the city, which consists of two young men who recently returned from Switzerland.

A modern interpretation of F. M. Dostoevsky's work "Demons".

As the revolutionary democrats begin to rise in Russia, different ideologies begin to collide. Dostoyevsky casts a critical eye on both the radical idealists, portraying their ideas and ideological foundation as demonic, and the conservative establishment's ineptitude in dealing with those ideas and their social consequences.

Dr. Leme, a rich old man, is frustrated about not having children with his wife Raquel. In his mansion, he gives parties filled with drinking and sex with his secretaries. André, his driver, becomes lover of Rachel and they plan to kill Leme to get hold of his fortune.

Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.