Tanabay is a proud Kazakh war hero and loyal Communist who is pressured into taking a position as a herdsman in a collective farm in the Stalinist era after WWII. The pride and joy of the collective is a beautiful stallion named Gulsary. After Gulsary wins a race, the new commissar of the collective lays claim to the beloved and headstrong horse, which leads to a battle of a wills. Tanabay and Gulsary are both punished and separated for their refusal to bend to the rules of the Stalinist era.
| Writing | Erzhan Rustembekow | Writer |
| Writing | Chinghiz Aitmatov | Novel |
| Camera | Alexander Rubanow | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Kuat Shildebaev | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ardak Amirkulov | Director |
| Production | Ardak Amirkulov | Producer |
| Production | Nina Ashkanova | Producer |
| Editing | A. Bisimbikova | Editor |
| Art | Sabit Kurmanbekov | Production Design |