Bessarabia on the eve of World War II... Soldier Ștefan Brebu is being taken to trial in a prison car as a witness. The escorts were ordered to shoot him on the way "at attempt to escape." A soldier can give testimony in court that is undesirable for the authorities: it was not communists who were shooting at unarmed peasants...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vasile BrescanuȘtefan Brebu | Ștefan Brebu |
 Serhii DvoretskyiBachu | Bachu |
| VValery KvitkaTutoveanu | Tutoveanu |
 Dzhemma OsmolovskayaLuminița | Luminița |
| VValentin StoyanovMacovei | Macovei |
 Trifan Gruzinowner of a horse cart | owner of a horse cart |
 Konstantin Konstantinovtavern keeper | tavern keeper |
| MMefodie Apostolovlawyer | lawyer |
| IIgor Kuleshovmajor | major |
 Mihail BadiceanuMasarescu | Masarescu |
 Sergei Yakovlevintellectual man | intellectual man |
| VVasile Chicupeasant | peasant |
 Ion Muzicadriver | driver |