It is a social drama that focuses on a peasant village dealing with the struggle of young Komsomol members against old ways of living. The story heavily features themes of combating religious superstitions, prejudices, and a parasitic, phony shaman who exploits uneducated workers with fake medical cures.
Fyodor Rubakin, Red army soldier
Yashka Bukhvalov
Yashka's father
Grunya Klimova
Peasant girl, Grunya's friend
Yeryomka
Lusha, Fyodor's wife
Stepan Yelimov
Lyagaviy, street beggar
Kudimych, miller
Makarikha
Shurka, komsomol member
Priest
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
