Based on the novel by Vasiliy Shukshin "The Lyubavines". In the winter of 1922, the Rodionovs, Vasiliy Platonovich and his nephew Kuzma, came to the remote Siberian village of Baklan, disguised as teachers sent from the district center to organize and build a school. In fact, this is an old Bolshevik and a young worker, authorized by the GPU, and their main task is to find out the whereabouts of a large and very dangerous gang, led by a former Kolchak officer, who instills fear in local residents.
Albert Akchurun
as Kuzma
Марианна Вертинская
as Mariya
Valeri Khlevinsky
as Yegor
Galina Yatskina
as Klavdiya
Вацлав Дворжецкий
as Vasiliy Platonovich
Георгий Жжёнов
as Yemelyan Lyubavin
Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան
as Zakrevskiy
Юрий Гусев
as Makar
Алексей Ванин
as Yashka
Эдуард Изотов
as Grinka
Роман Филиппов
as Fedya
Николай Парфёнов
as Yelizar