While people's artist of the USSR Sergey Cherkassky "fights" with the role of king Lear, trying to understand the psychology and actions of Shakespeare's character, his own large family presents him with one riddle after another. His daughter Elena, who broke off her unsuccessful marriage, falls in love with rock musician Dean Makarov. The grandfather does not know that the son of his late daughter - in-law Sonia is gay, who is madly in love with the same Dean. All Sonya's daughter, Lala, "twists" the love with a student Vakhtangov school, the future actor Misha, but dreams of a luxurious life abroad. Son of Sergei Andreevich, father of Vitya and Lyali - Andrey - General, Hero of Russia, serving in Chechnya.
Михаил Ульянов
as Сергей Андреевич Черкасский
Светлана Немоляева
as Тата
Ирина Купченко
as Елена, дочь Черкасского
Виктор Сергачёв
as Борис Давыдов, друг Черкасского
Ада Роговцева
as Черкасская Варвара Петровна
Ольга Сутулова
as Даша
Евгения Брик
as Ляля
Дмитрий Брусникин
as Андрей Черкасский
Сергей Загребнев
as Миша
Пётр Фёдоров
as Витя
