The film tells the story of the Bashmakov family of farmers who took over the family business in one of the villages of the Non-Black Earth Region.




Panorama of a wooden barn in winter.
Winter landscape seen through a window opening.
Reflection of a part of a leaky roof in a puddle, drops of water falling into the puddle.
People's faces.
Interior views and 360 degree panorama of an abandoned Orthodox church.
View of a forest and a farm through a window opening.
A wooden house in the middle of a snow-covered field.
A candle is burning, interior of a room.
Parents and children are lighting a stove, sweeping the floor.
The Bashmakov family of farmers during their morning chores.
The Bashmakovs are sitting at the table, playing with their children.
The Bashmakov family in a room.
Logs burning in the stove.
The head of the family is walking around the room.
A woman is making the bed.
The moon in the night sky.
A sleeping girl, a tapestry on the wall.
A cow is eating from a trough.
A man is walking in the snow, sinking knee-deep in it.
The face of a woman combing her hair.
Everyday life of a family of farmers, a woman is sitting leaning against the stove.
Interior view of a barn.
Men throw manure from a cleaning conveyor.
Women work in a cowshed.
Children's faces.
Winter rural landscapes.
A family of farmers stands in the middle of a snowy field.
A baby's face.
A hole in the wall of an abandoned Orthodox church.
Faces of family members.
The interior of the church's half-ruined dome.
1987
Russia
Winter