A semi-sequel to Donskoi's Raduga (1944), the story is set in Nazi-occupied Kyiv. The drama focusses on the travails of a typical Soviet family and on the efforts by the Germans to force the reopening of a local munitions factory.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Amvrosii BuchmaTaras Yatsenko | Taras Yatsenko |
 Venyamin ZuskinAron Davidovich | Aron Davidovich |
 Lidia KartashovaEuphrosyne | Euphrosyne |
 Daniil SagalStepan | Stepan |
| YYevgeni PonomarenkoAndrey | Andrey |
 Mikhail TroyanovskyNazar Ivanovich Omelchenko | Nazar Ivanovich Omelchenko |
 Kateryna OsmialovskaValya | Valya |
 Mykhailo VysotskyiGerman engineer | German engineer |
 Sergei TroitskyPoliceman (uncredited) | Policeman (uncredited) |
| IIvan Kononenko-KozelskyiMaxim | Maxim |
| AAleksey VatulyaIgnat Nesoglasny | Ignat Nesoglasny |
 Anton DunaiskyPanas | Panas |
 Grigori DolgovPetushkov | Petushkov |
| SSamuel StolermanArtist | Artist |
 Viktor KhalatovGerman commandant | German commandant |
 Hans KleringGerman Lieutenant | German Lieutenant |
 Dmytro KapkaZubatov | Zubatov |
 Yunona YakovchenkoMariyka | Mariyka |
 Aleksandra Denisovacollective farmer | collective farmer |