The film tells the story of the life and customs of a Ukrainian village in the distant past. After a heavy drinking binge, the village elder, having lost track of the days, decides to drink every second day instead of every day. Angry that no one was tearing leaves off the calendar, he forbids the youth to gather in the evenings for festivities. But it id in the evening that Alyonushka and Timish's first date is to take place. The clever boys and girls decide to help the lovers and get the foreman drunk enough to make him forget about his ban.
Николай Гриценко
as Vasil Mironovich
Liliya Gritsenko
as Ryndychka
Lidiya Belozyorova
as Parasya
Микола Яковченко
as Watchman
Pavlo Zahrebelny
as Savka
Константин Ершов
as Witness
Валентина Ивашёва
as Vasilina
Владимир Кашпур
as Soldier Petro
Vladimir Koshel
as Timish
Георгий Епифанцев
as Chuprun
