When his father sells their baby camel Altynka, his mother, Mara, escapes to be find her calf. Her disappearance is a potential disaster for the family so eldest son, Bayir, takes off to retrieve her. What follows is part road movie, part coming-of-age as Bayr adventures across the Kalmyk steppe.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMikhail GasanovBayir | Bayir |
 Viktor SukhorukovHonorary Movie Man | Honorary Movie Man |
| PPetr NovikovQuarter | Quarter |
| IIrina HurgunovaDzhirgalka | Dzhirgalka |
| DDanzan BadrashkievSanalka | Sanalka |
| BBatr MandzhievFather | Father |
| BBaira MandzhievaMother | Mother |
 Vitaly MakhovPolice Lieutenant | Police Lieutenant |
| VVitaly NadbitovPox-face | Pox-face |
| TTseden KonayevMenke Davaich | Menke Davaich |