In a Kazakh village at the beginning of Soviet power, a wealthy kulak (landowner) voluntarily denounces his opposition to the new regime and hands over his large home to be a new school for the children of the villagers. But three people in the village have difficulty believing that their class enemy is now their friend.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mikhail NarokovYepifan Okatov | Yepifan Okatov |
 Andrei AbrikosovInnolentiy Okatov | Innolentiy Okatov |
 Boris TeninRoman Kargapolov, former shepherd | Roman Kargapolov, former shepherd |
 Emma TsesarskayaFeshka | Feshka |
 Marina LadyninaLinka | Linka |
 Nikolai PlotnikovLarya | Larya |
| KKhakim DavletbekovAblai | Ablai |
 Pyotr RepninButeshkin | Buteshkin |
 Alexandr GromovOnisim | Onisim |
 Ivan BobrovPikulin | Pikulin |
 Nikolai VitovtovKlyushkin (uncredited) | Klyushkin (uncredited) |
 Yakov RykovKlyushkin’s brother (uncredited) | Klyushkin’s brother (uncredited) |
 Ivan Lyubeznovlocal poet (uncredited) | local poet (uncredited) |
 Nikolay Trofimovlocal culture instructor (uncredited) | local culture instructor (uncredited) |