1914, Imperial Russia. A group of Ukrainian peasants searching for a better life in the Taurida steppe end up working at the landholding of the aristocratic Falz-Fein family. Friends Vustya and Hanna are courted by a revolutionary and the landowner's son, both rising their hopes and dreams.
| Directing | Yurii Lysenko | Director |
| Writing | Yurii Lysenko | Screenplay |
| Crew | Volodymyr Voitenko | Cinematography |
| Writing | Oles Honchar | Original Story |
| Writing | Oles Honchar | Novel |