Tural Həkimov

In a remote Azerbaijani village, things take a turn for the worse on the wedding night when the firing of a gun, a local tradition, doesn't go according to plan.

The hero, who wants to volunteer to help with his neighbor's funeral, is unexpectedly confronted with the most shocking truth of his life - the deceased is his close relative. During the days he spends in cemeteries, the hero meets various people, witnesses their painful and touching stories. These acquaintances change his worldview, but at the same time they drag him into an increasingly hopeless situation.

1945. The women do the work in a remote village while the men are fighting the Nazis. A small group of deserters is hiding in the mountains and little Bahtiyar acts as the liaison between the men and the village.