Jacob, a farmer, returns from the war to his wife Marie and begs the landlord baron for a plot of land to rent. The Baron grants the request, but only for a barren, rocky, useless acreage. The pair struggle to make do on this land, but then the Baron demands that Maria leave her husband to serve as wet nurse to his married daughter Anya's new baby, on threat of eviction. While nursing the daughter's baby, Maria receives unwelcome attentions from the daughter's husband, and a scandal erupts, ruining Maria in her husband's eyes. When she escapes from her employers and seeks to return home, the police give her the yellow passport signifying a prostitute, further degrading her. She approaches home, unsure of the reception that awaits her.
as Maria, young farmer's wife
as Jacob
as Katerina
as Belsky
as Anya, Belsky's daughter
as Anya's husband
as Doorman
as Maria's countryman
as Rich lady
as Prostitute
as Visitor in the brothel
as (uncredited)
as Visitor in the brothel
as Countryman (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
