On the way from famine-stricken Moscow to the countryside, little Anyuta becomes separated from her mother at one of the railway stations. Ending up at the farmstead of a Belarusian kulak, the girl becomes an unwitting participant in the class struggle in the village.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| SSveta KorostelynaAnyuta | Anyuta |
 Fyodor ShmakovUncle Fyodor | Uncle Fyodor |
 Anatoliy SolonitsynChief | Chief |
 Vladimir YemelyanovPlaton Pavlovich | Platon Pavlovich |
| NNatalya ChemodurovaAnyuta's mother | Anyuta's mother |
 Gennadiy YukhtinAnyuta's father | Anyuta's father |
| OOlya KorshunTishka | Tishka |
| Anatoliy SolonitsynStepan - head of the food detachment | Stepan - head of the food detachment |
| EEvgeny PolosinDanila Zhulega | Danila Zhulega |
 Valentina KravchenkoZhulega's wife | Zhulega's wife |
 Anatoliy ObukhovVasil - bandit leader, ataman | Vasil - bandit leader, ataman |