1952. The story of aul love between Nurseit and deaf-mute Aigerim. The young man dreams of showing Aigerim to doctors and curing her of her illness. However, the orphan Toganbai is also in love with her. Young people express their feelings through songs and dombra.

The film tells the story of Azat, a participant in the first mass patriotic demonstrations in the USSR, who was imprisoned and subjected to abuse by investigators and prison guards. Azat’s prototype was Qayrat Rysqulbekov.