Based on the play of the same name by the Uzbek poet, playwright, and composer Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. Exposing the feudal way of life, the wealthy landowners (bais), the clergy, and Tsarist officials, the film depicts the awakening of class consciousness among working Uzbeks.
Gafur
Jamilya
Salikhbai
Rakhimahola
Kholmat, bai's servant
Khodzhiona
Poshooim
Khonzadahon
Gulbahor
County chief
Aleksey, revolutionary
Kadyrkul
Judge
Imam
Ellikbashi
Gafur's friend
Gafur's friend
Gafur's friend
(uncredited)