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
Mariya Kapnist
Ivan Ryzhov
Dmytro Karpa
Mykyta Ilchenko
Vasyl Kozenko
Kostiantyn Mukhutdinov
Dmitriy Kostenko
Galina Ilyina