1919. Polish troops are once again arriving in Belarusian Polesia. Everyone has their own interests: some support the Reds, some the Poles, and still others oppose everyone. Every family is drawn into the maelstrom of war. Thus, 70-year-old Vasil Talash is forced to take up arms to save his young son. But being alone in war is a lost cause. So Talash turns to the Bolshevik detachment for support.