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 слепец
as Серёга Половинкин
as Юда
as Прохор Стафеев
as Ефим
as Мишка Жибанда
as Герасим
as фельдшер
as председатель уездного исполкома
as Петька Ад
as Брозин
as помощник начальника станции
as атаман зелёных
as атаман зелёных
as атаман зелёных
as атаман зелёных Тимка
as бородач
as бородач
as бородач
as бородач
