On New Year's Eve, the famous satirist Mikhail Averin gathers his children and grandchildren at the festive table to taste the famous grandfather's olivier salad according to a long-standing family tradition. However, in the apartment they are unexpectedly met by a young dark-skinned beauty, whom the grandfather presents as his bride. This news has the effect of an exploding bomb on relatives and triggers a chain of events that will turn a festive family dinner into a comedy farce and fireworks of sparkling New Year's stand-ups.
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