The Prayer

Jakop has been living by Peipsi for several generations He is not the best fisherman and doesnt have much money One day Jakops nephew arrives at the yard Jakop has a chance get a thousand rubles if he agrees to make one small trip over the lake and back Namely the nephew has a fugitive in the car who thinks that he is on the north coast But Jakop refuses the offer However he allows his nephew and the refugee to stay with him for the night In the morning however the nephew leaves and leaves the speechless fugitive to Jakops conscience Jakop has to make a decision whether he takes refugees across lake Peipus In the whirlwind of events memories come to life in Jakops dreams about his brother and his suicide Jakop begins to see similarities between the lost brother and the fugitive