1914, Imperial Russia. A group of Ukrainian peasants searching for a better life in the Taurida steppe end up working at the landholding of the aristocratic Falz-Fein family. Friends Vustya and Hanna are courted by a revolutionary and the landowner's son, both rising their hopes and dreams.
Yuri Maksimov
Olga Lysenko
Larisa Shepitko
Natalya Gitserot
Lev Perfilov
