Sergey Shklyarevskiy

Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century. Dzhemal, daughter of the Khiva khan, and her milk sister Selekha set off from Bukhara to Khiva. On the way the caravan is attacked by robbers. The ataman of the gang Kur-bashi is struck by Dzhemal's beauty, but the girl rejects the brigand's love. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of her new rival, helps the girls escape...

The story is set in Russia in the 1870s. One of the storylines recounted the fate of the mother of an revolutionary, who accidentally discovered some leaflets at home and decided to take them to the priest. The film itself is considered lost.

Soviet film based on "Nevsky Prospekt" and "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol.