Alexander Hovhannisyan

Nothing is easy for Torik, a shy orphan adopted by his aunt and uncle: he struggles to fit into village life, learn a craft, or find a wife. When Torik does fall in love – with Anjel, a local prostitute – he must face down the disapproval of his narrow-minded community and assert his right to happiness.

The members of an amateur theater group share the losses and sorrows of war with Armenian provincial town's inhabitants.

A film anthology consisting of adaptations of works by the great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth.

About the early years of Soviet power in Armenia. The protagonist of the film is the chairman of the revolutionary committee in a provincial town, where not everyone has yet come to terms with the new regime.