1942, a remote village in the rear. Sixteen-year-old Semka decides to volunteer for the partisans. Irina seeks to keep her son by force. However, the only one she can turn to for help is her nephew, a policeman. The movie is based on the story of the same name by Vasil Bykov.
Key credits listed on this page include Vasili Bykov, Nelli Popova, Prokhor Gusev, Vladimir Karpov, and Denis Kozinets.