Teenager Mukai spends most of the year in a remote Kyrgyz village with his grandmother while his parents work in a secluded mountain area. At thirteen, he is considered an adult by local standards. Mukai helps adults with logging, visits his father in the mountains, takes his grandmother to Lake Issyk-Kul where she first met Mukai's grandfather, herds horses to the dock, and interacts with city visitors at the lake.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Murat MambetovNot listed | Not listed |
| SSabira KumushaliyevaNot listed | Not listed |
 Anuarbek MoldabekovNot listed | Not listed |
 Orozbek KutmanalievNot listed | Not listed |
 Tattybyubyu TursunbayevaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKuman TastanbekovNot listed | Not listed |
| GGulyandan ShutanovaNot listed | Not listed |