The film takes place in Turkmenistan during the Second World War. Here, at a small railway siding, chance brings together Zina, whose husband disappeared at the front, Nadya from besieged Leningrad, and locomotive depot driver Andrei, who dreams of the front and the front line. The driver, having fallen in love with Zina, immediately proposes to her. But Zina does not consider herself a widow - and refuses her beloved. After which - to spite the whole world - the hero marries the silent Nadya and soon receives an assignment to the front. While accompanying a train with fuel, Andrei dies during the bombing of a railway junction, never having been to the front.
Released: Oct 01, 1987
Runtime: 75 minutes
Stars: Ivan Martynov, Khommat Mullyk, Zinaida Matrosova, Anna Lobanova, Lyubov Omelchenko, Artyk Dzhallyyev
Crew: Mukhamed Soyunkhanov (Director), Yevgeni Mitko (Writer), Lev Solin (Music), Aleksandr Chernov (Production Design), Eduard Redzhepov (Director of Photography)