A Moscow group of Komsomol members arrives on the virgin lands, in the Kazakh steppes, and immediately faces bureaucracy and carelessness. Someone flees the state farm for more reliable earnings, and someone simply does not want to work. But a new energetic director appears — and real life begins...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vladimir YemelyanovGrishanin | Grishanin |
 Valentin ZubkovSkvortsov | Skvortsov |
 Liliya AleshnikovaTanya Gromova | Tanya Gromova |
 Nikolai DovzhenkoLyosha Antonov | Lyosha Antonov |
| NNatalya PavlovaZhenya Grishanina | Zhenya Grishanina |
 Vladimir Ratomskypolice chief | police chief |
 Rolan BykovLapshin | Lapshin |
| BBoris LifanovBurkach | Burkach |
| OOlga KorotkevichBurkach's wife | Burkach's wife |
| VVladimir Lebedevforwarder | forwarder |
 Nikolay SmorchkovGennadiy | Gennadiy |
 Boris Batashevagronomist | agronomist |
 Olga ArosevaRaya | Raya |
| YYuri ArkhiptsevSasha | Sasha |
 Valerian KalininZavyalov | Zavyalov |
 Pavel VolkovLyosha's father | Lyosha's father |
 Aleksandr Timontayevtaxi driver | taxi driver |
 Nikolai Parfyonovpoliceman | policeman |
| BBoris LavrovRegistry office employee | Registry office employee |
| VVasiliy GalaktionovBrigadier | Brigadier |
 Aleksei Egorov(uncredited) | (uncredited) |