There were three sisters — Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov. Vera, having survived unhappy love, goes to the monastery, where she gives birth to a child. The child dies, Vera commits suicide. Lyuba and grandmother attend church and maintain relations with priest Aleksandr. To Nadezhda that condemns their religiosity, it seems that Lyuba is in love with father Aleksandr. She comes home to him and demands that he stop dating Lyuba. However, it turns out that Aleksandr is in love with Nadezhda. Knowing him better, she reciprocates him, facing a difficult choice, Aleksandr breaks with religion.
Георгий Жжёнов
as Karyakin
Эдуард Марцевич
as Aleksandr
Галина Польских
as Nadezhda
Елена Сафонова
as Lyuba
Семён Морозов
as Grekov
Константин Сорокин
as Fyodor Illarionovich
Антонина Павлычева
as grandmother
Майя Булгакова
as Vera
Сергей Яковлев
as college director
Евгений Шутов
as Klimentiy
Анатолий Ведёнкин
as factory worker
Вера Алтайская
as Dariya
