Makar has spent years overseeing work at a collective farm. After he is asked to retire, it is time for Makar's son to take the reins. Yet the farm workers' hopes are soon dashed, and it is up to Makar to right the ship.
| Directing | Kira Muratova | Director |
| Writing | Ivan Bondin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Oleksandr Muratov | Director |
| Camera | Yuri Romanovsky | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Aleksandr Rybin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Olga Kharkova | Editor |
| Art | Mikhail Zayats | Art Direction |
| Sound | Leonid Bakalov | Music |
| Sound | Boris Karamyshev | Music |
| Sound | Ihor Skinder | Sound |
| Art | Mikhail Zayats | Production Design |
