Infantile, carried away, gushing with ideas and designs, Ivan is an animator and a center of attraction for very different people. This evening, his friends will gather in the apartment of Ivan's ex-wife, Marina, to tell him for now: Ivan will emigrate to Canada forever, believing that he will find funding there for his main project. But what does the hero of Toma Selivanova really run from and with what feelings do those who remain?