After the death of her father, Antonina Staroselskaya has difficulty finding work. A dull life is the cause of illness. A merchant seaman takes care of the sick Tona. After the marriage, he is arrested for smuggling, and the care of Tonya is transferred to a neighbor, who beats her from time to time. A chance meeting with the builders of a residential area awakens the desire to be closer to people, to become needed by someone - and Tonya comes to the construction site...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Natalya TenyakovaAntonina Staroselskaya | Antonina Staroselskaya |
 Kirill LavrovLeonid Skvortsov | Leonid Skvortsov |
 Ivan LapikovPal Palych | Pal Palych |
 Leonid NevedomskyIvan Nikolayevich Sidorov | Ivan Nikolayevich Sidorov |
 Yelena KozelkovaZhenya Sidorova | Zhenya Sidorova |
 Igor LedogorovAleksey | Aleksey |
 Sergei PlotnikovNikolay Terentyevich Vishnyakov | Nikolay Terentyevich Vishnyakov |
 Vsevolod KuznetsovShchupak | Shchupak |
 Igor VladimirovArkadiy Osipovich | Arkadiy Osipovich |
 Vladislav StrzhelchikBoris Sergeyevich Kapilitsyn | Boris Sergeyevich Kapilitsyn |
 Georgi BurkovContrabandist | Contrabandist |
 Yelena KorolyovaRaya Zvereva | Raya Zvereva |
 Vladimir KashpurYarofeich | Yarofeich |
 Efim KopelyanL. L. Dorn | L. L. Dorn |
 Boris NikiforovAntonina's Neighbor | Antonina's Neighbor |
 Valentina AnaninaKatya | Katya |
 Oleg BasilashviliAmateur Group Leader | Amateur Group Leader |
 Valentina BelyaevaAnna | Anna |