In the turbulent Leningrad of 1989, where societal boundaries are blurring, Max, a budding photographer is caught between the colourful world of underground art and the rigid beliefs of a society on the brink of a significant geopolitical change. A daring portrait of a young actress shot by Max wreaks havoc at a school exhibition, leading to a meeting with Anastasia, who has a talent and passion for jazz singing, but is destined to become part of the Soviet diplomatic elite under her mother's plan. Anastasia enters Max’s dreams, and with her come glimpses of the future events and a vision of a snow-covered inn by the Tokaido road from a Japanese engraving, which becomes Max’s artistic obsession. As their dreamscapes converge with the shifting world around them, the young rebels find themselves in a conflict between two elite power groups, which may either destroy them or open the door to their dream.