The film takes place in the midst of the First World War and tells the story about the last tsar counterintelligence investigation.
The plan of disposition of the Russian troops in the Far East was stolen from the General staff in St. Petersburg. The document is encrypted and should not cross the Russian border. The team of captain Shepkin instructed to return the secret documents, stolen by a man dressed like Japanese ninja. The operation plan under the code name «Cinema» is aimed to prevent getting these documents in Japan at any cost.