1914, Imperial Russia. A group of Ukrainian peasants searching for a better life in the Taurida steppe end up working at the landholding of the aristocratic Falz-Fein family. Friends Vustya and Hanna are courted by a revolutionary and the landowner's son, both rising their hopes and dreams.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yuri MaksimovLeonid Bronnikov | Leonid Bronnikov |
 Olga LysenkoVustya | Vustya |
 Larisa ShepitkoHanna | Hanna |
 Natalya GitserotSofya Falz-Fein | Sofya Falz-Fein |
 Lev PerfilovWoldemar | Woldemar |
 Mariya KapnistHegumeness | Hegumeness |
 Ivan RyzhovMokeich | Mokeich |
 Dmytro Kapkadedushka Levko | dedushka Levko |
 Mykyta IlchenkoNot listed | Not listed |
| VVasyl KozenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Kostiantyn MukhutdinovNot listed | Not listed |
| DDmitriy KostenkoProshka | Proshka |
 Galina IlyinaOlga Ivanovna | Olga Ivanovna |
 Aleksey MaksimovGustav Avgustovich | Gustav Avgustovich |
| AAleksandr GumburgTsybulya | Tsybulya |
| AAndrii IvanchenkoOld Omelko | Old Omelko |