Varya, along with her younger brother Alyosha, comes to visit relatives in the village of Kukushkino for the summer. There, they meet a boy who is fascinated by ufology, and they hear his astonishing hunch: it’s possible that one of the neighbors is the real deal—an alien! To find out the truth, the kids will have to take a closer look at everyone who seems suspicious.
As they gather information and test their theories, Varya and her new friends unexpectedly realize: for someone, we always seem just a little unusual—but that doesn’t prevent us from finding common ground and making friends.