The film takes place in the late 1920s, during the emergence of the first collective farms in Turkmenistan. The main character Aina works as a laborer for the kulak Esen-bay, who hates the Soviet regime and is associated with the Basmachi.

Antonina Rustamova
as Aina

Alty Karliev
as Tahyrov

Artyk Dzhallyyev
as Khodzhom

Kulkeshy Kulmuradov
as khan-aga

Klych Berdyev
as Berdy

Sarry Karryev
as Karly

A. Mammiliev
as Mialik

Zoya Stepanova
as Valia

Bazar Amanov
as Esen-bey

Nazar Bekmiev
as Mele