The film tells the story of the difficult fate of the Jewish people in modern history, analyzing events from the point of view of the greatest Jewish writer of the 19th century, Sholem Aleichem.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Zinoviy GerdtNot listed | Not listed |
| FFilipp RakhlinNot listed | Not listed |
 Yakov YavnoNot listed | Not listed |
 Marina GolubNot listed | Not listed |
| IIosif LevkovisNot listed | Not listed |
 Mark GeykhmanNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail PolyakNot listed | Not listed |
 Gennady AbramovNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail DranovskiyNot listed | Not listed |