To save their flocks from the heat and the sun, the shepherds of a Soviet cooperative farm decide to take them to a fertile but remote place. A journalist and the beautiful daughter of one of them accompany them in their long journey. Folklore melodrama praising the truth and the beauty inherently tied to nature and folk rituals.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Svetlana TomaIluce | Iluce |
| VVictor Soțchi-VoinicescuAndrei Gruia | Andrei Gruia |
 Victor CiutacLie Cruntu | Lie Cruntu |
 Grigore GrigoriuSavva Milciu | Savva Milciu |
 Mihail BadiceanuDed Iluce | Ded Iluce |
| NNodar MargvelashviliBurte-Mokan | Burte-Mokan |
| DDumitru SkiporSirge | Sirge |
 Dumitru CaraciobanuTurculete | Turculete |
| PPavel AndreychenkoZarhir | Zarhir |
| AAndrei BaleanuPredsedatel Kolkhoza | Predsedatel Kolkhoza |
 Georgiy KhassoMilitsioner | Militsioner |
 Nodar PiranishviliKapitan Barzhi | Kapitan Barzhi |