The film is set in one of the regions of Western Ukraine in the 1920s. A poor peasant, Vasyl, openly opposes the arbitrariness of the lord's authorities. While hunting in the lord's forest, he is captured by soldiers and imprisoned in a dungeon. His beloved girl Lesia, with the help of the villagers, opens the dam, and water begins to flood the manor. Amid the commotion, Vasyl escapes from his captivity.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Heiri EmirzadeVasyl | Vasyl |
 Nina LiLesya | Lesya |
| AAnna AgramovaVasyl‘s mother | Vasyl‘s mother |
| VV. KolpashnikovLesya‘s father | Lesya‘s father |
| YYuriy KrestinskiyYurka, shepherd boy | Yurka, shepherd boy |
| NNikolay BukaevYoung hunter | Young hunter |
| AAnastasia SuvorinaSorceress | Sorceress |
| KK. MikhaylovaYoung woman | Young woman |
| HHeorhii KhorkovYoung peasant | Young peasant |
| BB. GoncharovPriest | Priest |
 Nikolai PanovPan Thadeus | Pan Thadeus |