Hambartsum Khachanyan

Immediately prior to the Russian Revolution, a young shepherd Seydo and his girlfriend Zare struggle for their right to a happy love in a Yazidi Kurdish village in Russian Armenia.

Two friends, Shor and Shorshor, both idlers and drunkards, have many comical adventures and get into lot of trouble.

Based on A. Shirvanzade’s story “Madwoman.” It's a tragic story of an epileptic girl, who is the victim of the prejudices of her husband's family. A powerful village drama with a horribly tragic ending, visually striking, lots of Armenian customs.

The movie is about the suppressed revolt of "khaspushes", Persian peasants and craftsmen in 1891.

A poor but honest fisherman Pepo opposes a cunning trader Zimzimov, who tries to rob him by trickery refusing to pay a lost bill. Pepo choses prison to paying-off his honour.

The plot is based on the struggle of red partisan-fishermen for the establishment of Soviet order in Armenia.