The film shows the struggle of the Chuvash people for their rights at the beginning of the 20th century.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| SSergey GalichHuri, village teacher | Huri, village teacher |
 Pyotr KirillovArkhay | Arkhay |
| MMariya DobrovaArkhay's wife | Arkhay's wife |
| AAleksandr ZavyalovAlendey, Arkhay's son | Alendey, Arkhay's son |
 Iona TalanovYasnitskiy, lawman | Yasnitskiy, lawman |
| IIvan SlobodskoyForeman | Foreman |
| TTamara GodlevskayaElime | Elime |
 Pyotr PodvalniyAlyun | Alyun |
| AAleksey GoryushinUba, foreman's son | Uba, foreman's son |
| LLev ButarinskiyPoliceman | Policeman |
| TTani YunNot listed | Not listed |
 Ioakim Maksimov-KoshkinskiyNot listed | Not listed |
| GGeorgiy ParneNot listed | Not listed |
| AAleksandr MazayevBourgeois (uncredited) | Bourgeois (uncredited) |
| KKonstantin VasilyevNot listed | Not listed |