Anya, a young academic raised in an orphanage, is on the cusp of success when she’s accused of drug possession. While in limbo hiding from the police, she hits the road with Kristina, another orphan several years Anya’s junior, in search of her possibly mythical grandmother.
1952. The story of aul love between Nurseit and deaf-mute Aigerim. The young man dreams of showing Aigerim to doctors and curing her of her illness. However, the orphan Toganbai is also in love with her. Young people express their feelings through songs and dombra.