Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century. Dzhemal, daughter of the Khiva khan, and her milk sister Selekha set off from Bukhara to Khiva. On the way the caravan is attacked by robbers. The ataman of the gang Kur-bashi is struck by Dzhemal's beauty, but the girl rejects the brigand's love. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of her new rival, helps the girls escape...
Nadezhda Vendelin
as Dzhemal
Valentina Baranova
as Selekha
Олег Фрелих
as Kur-Bashi
N. Dzhalilov
as Kur-Bashi
Olga Spirova
as Gyul-Saryk
Iona Talanov
as Shahrukh-bek
Алексей Богдановский
as Endzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara
Sergey Shklyarevskiy
as Robber
Зана Занони
as First wife
Boris Medvedev
as Robber
M. Karpovskiy
as
Nadezhda Fridlyand
as
