The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Makhmud EsambayevMahmud | Mahmud |
 Vladimir TkhapsayevAlisultan | Alisultan |
 Leila AbashidzeDoghmara | Doghmara |
 Munavvar KalantarliSonu | Sonu |
| AAlvi DenievAbdullah | Abdullah |
 Konstantin BartashevichPavlov | Pavlov |
 Olga ZhiznevaVera Pavlovna | Vera Pavlovna |
 Adil IsgandarovNot listed | Not listed |
 Ismail EfendiyevDoctor | Doctor |
 Gunduz AbbasovMusit | Musit |
 Talat RehmanovNot listed | Not listed |
| IIbrahim AliyevMahmud (Childhood) | Mahmud (Childhood) |
| NNarine SurbnshanyanDoghmara (Childhood) | Doghmara (Childhood) |
 Ramiz AzizbeyliShapi | Shapi |
 Mammadagha DadashovNot listed | Not listed |
 Mustafa MardanovPostman | Postman |
 Nikolai BarminNot listed | Not listed |
 Sona HajiyevaNot listed | Not listed |
 Süsan MacidovaSurayya | Surayya |
| AAlakbar HuseynzadehChechen | Chechen |
 Rafig AzimovNot listed | Not listed |
 Afrasiyab MammadovChechen | Chechen |
| SSona AslanovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Hokuma GurbanovaBikatu | Bikatu |
 Mikhail TumanishviliVadik | Vadik |
 Alexander AllegrovNot listed | Not listed |