Winter of 1918-1919. The power in the city passes from the hetman to the Directorate of Ukraine, then from Petliura to the Bolsheviks. Turbins and their acquaintances have to make their choice. Colonel Alexei Turbin and his brother Nicholas remain loyal to the White Movement and bravely defend it, without worrying about their lives. Elena's (née Turbin) husband, Vladimir Talberg flees shamefully from the city with the retreating German troops. In this troubled time, the family and close friends gather and celebrate the New Year. A strange and slightly ridiculous person comes to visit them, a distant relative of the Turbins: Larion Surzhansky
as Alexei Turbin
as Nikolai Turbin
as Shervinsky
as Myshlaevsky
as Studzinsky
as Elena Talberg
as Vladimir Talberg
as Lariosik
as Lisovich
as Vanda, wife of Lisovich
as Vasyl's friend
