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 Пётр Зосимович
as Анна
as Максим Лызлов
as Серёга Половинкин
as Петька Грохотов
as Егоровна
as Савелий Савельевич
as Юда
as Анисья
as Прохор Стафеев
as Марфушка
as Ефим
as Мишка Жибанда
as Фёдор Чигунов
as Митя Барыков
as Герасим
as мать Брыкина
as Прохор
as председатель Совета
as первый летучий
as второй летучий
as первый парень
as второй парень
as поп
as Кузьма
as мужик
as мужик
as Иван
as Васька
