Based on short stories by Vasiliy Shukshin. About the life and people of the modern Soviet village. Old Yermolai lived all his life in one village. He has four sons, each with their own problems. The youngest foolishly ended up in jail and, three months before his release, greatly missing his family, escaped.
| Writing | Vasiliy Shukshin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Vasiliy Shukshin | Director |
| Camera | Valeri Ginzburg | Director of Photography |
| Art | Igor Bakhmetyev | Production Design |
| Sound | Pavel Chekalov | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Natalya Loginova | Editor |
| Writing | Vasiliy Shukshin | Short Story |
| Sound | David Shtilman | Conductor |
| Sound | Dmitriy Bogolepov | Sound |
