Ivan Brovkin finishes serving in the army with the rank of sergeant and, together with a group of comrades after demobilization, decides to go to the development of state farm. He arrives at his native collective farm and meets there a cool welcome: the chairman of the collective farm, the bride Lyubasha and mother — consider him a traitor. The planned wedding is canceled, and Brovkin leaves for the state farm.
Brovkin comes to the state farm at the time of plowing the land. He joins the team. Winter passes after working days. In letters home he writes that everything is fine with him. News about how Ivan lives is spreading throughout the village. Lyubasha is seriously thinking about running away from home to the state farm...
Леонид Харитонов
as Ivan Brovkin
Татьяна Пельтцер
as Brovkin's mother
Сергей Блинников
as Koroteyev
Anna Kolomiytseva
as Koroteyev's wife
Дая Смирнова
as Lyubasha
Михаил Пуговкин
as Zakhar Silych
Вера Орлова
as Polina
Konstantin Sinitsyn
as Barabanov
Tanat Zhailibekov
as Abayev
Sofya Zajkova
as Irina
Евгений Шутов
as Samokhvalov
Vasiliy Minin
as Bukhvalov
