In the first half of the 17th century, the peasant Nazar Stodolya, sentenced to death by the Polish magnate Haletsky, is rescued by his friend Hnat. Later, Nazar and Hnat find themselves in the estate of the Ukrainian centurion Kichaty. The centurion, having invited a priest, persuades the fugitives to sign a paper stating that they have voluntarily been assigned to Kichaty's estate. Hnat does not sign the paper, and Nazar, falling in love with the owner's daughter Halia, easily puts his signature and thus falls into another bondage. Soon, Hnat leads the people's struggle against the oppressors, and Nazar and Halya join the rebels.
Oleksandr Serdyuk
as Nazar Stodolya
Амвросий Бучма
as Foma Kichatyy - Hundred commander
Наталья Ужвий
as Stekha
Nikolay Pishvanov
as Hnat
Микола Надемський
as pan Khaletski
Александра Васильева
as Halya - Kichatyy's daughter
Гнат Хоткевич
as Kirik the blind bandura player
Matviy Lyarov
as Colonel
