Young Makvalla, who loves the cowman Onise, is married off to the unloved есаul Gela Goderdzishvili, who has become rich in the service of the bailiff. Onise decides to run away with Makvalla, and during a fight at Gela's house, he is seriously injured. Makvalla disappears from Gela's house. The fugitive is saved from death and taken in by the hermit shepherd Onfrey.
Vladimir Barsky
Director
Shalva Dadiani
Writer

Shalva Dadiani
priest

Giorgi Davitashvili
onise

Elena Charskaya
jatia

Valerian Gunia
Niko, Makvalla's father

Margarita Barskaya

Aleksander Imedashvili
gela

Zaal Terishvili

Margarita Alibegova
mayvala
Yuza Zardiashvili