A wistful, whimsical look at life in a mountainous Ossetian village through the eyes of a boy who lost his father in WWII.

About the miners of the Sadon lead-zinc combine. About three generations of miners.

The film is about the period of large-scale construction of multi-story buildings in Vladikavkaz, the work of trusts, and their competition. On the construction sites, dynasties of craftsmen worked, and the youth learned from the experience of the older generations.