Early 20th century. Two village boys, brothers Semyon and Pavel, work as servants for a Moscow merchant. They face harsh exploitation and hard labor. The brothers' paths diverge. Unable to endure the merchant's abuse, Pavel leaves for a factory, becomes a worker, and later a revolutionary. Semyon remains in service. In the post-revolutionary period, Semyon, having served at the front and returned to the village, joins the kulaks and brutally cracks down on representatives of the Soviet government, becoming the leader of a gang of "badgers" hiding in the forests. A Red Army detachment led by Pavel is sent to fight the bandits.
as Павел (Антон)
as Сенька
as Зосим Васильевич Быхалов
as Пётр Зосимович
as Иван Карасёв
as Ермолай Дудин
as Анна
as Секретов
as прапорщик
as дворник
as слепец
as половой
as половой
as эпизод
