本片记录聚散离合时的情感体验。不同的人在面对分别这一话题，他们的感受与情绪独一份的，却都非常相似，包含在群体情感之中，引起“群体”的触动与共鸣。人们相遇，然后分别，继续往下走的依旧如火焰一般上升，不断地循环。

"Borrowing Matchsticks" (finnish Tulitikkuja lainaamassa) is adaptation of eponymous story by Maiju Lassila. There are two version of this film in existance: the russian dubbed (which I have provided) and the finnish dubbed (which is couple of minutes longer). Anyway, as the story goes, Ihalainen household runs out of matches, so Anna-Liisa sends her husband Antti to go to neighbours in order to borrow some. Along the way Antti meets his long time friend widower Jussi Vatanen who's intending to get married again. Things seem to be going just fine, but then the duo finds a half finished bottle of liqour...and the fun's about to begin!

七十年代，精通厨艺的青年勤恳做工，费心研发特色菜品，为店铺带来丰厚收益。年末分红却备受不公，辛苦付出被无视，好处尽数落入旁人囊中。青年失望离职，还被对方处处刁难，断尽谋生门路。走投无路之际，他手握火锅秘方，支起小摊自主创业，依靠美味收获客源，冲破重重阻碍，扭转境遇，活出崭新人生。