The dominant character among the pupils is Sveta Dzugutov ( Nika Turbina), who early on defies the school rules by absconding during the night to visit someone in a nursing home. Despite being a main character, Ilona is very much an outsider at the school, watching on from the sidelines. She also discovers that no one is allowed to leave the school. Ilona discovers that all meals have to be eaten in full, while she later has a necklace removed by school teacher Zoya Grigorievna ( Nina Ruslanova) because it is a Western necklace and all things from the West are barred under Soviet Union rules. Life at the school is regimented, with exercises in the morning, lessons during the day, and all pupils compelled to sit and watch Soviet State TV broadcasts in the evenings. The film begins with the arrival of a young girl called Ilona (Yekaterina Politova), who is brought somewhat reluctantly by her parents to a boarding school clinic, which treats children with polio and other spinal issues. As well as its critical stance on Communism, it was controversial due to nude scenes involving some of the young cast in the medical scenes. Just a few months after the film was made came the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. That war ended in February that year with Soviet withdrawal and failure.
In a couple of scenes it mentions the Soviet–Afghan War, with one girl's father revealed to be fighting in the war. It was made during the dying days of the Soviet Union, and reflects the growing discontent towards the Soviet system. It Happened Near the Sea ( Russian: Это было у моря) is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Ayan Shakhmaliyeva.
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