Iskander, a gentle Uzbek man, is convinced by a Russian friend to give an impromptu speech praising the Communist Revolution. Impressed by his eloquence, the Soviets make Iskander a spokesman - a precarious position in a turbulent time.
According to a central Asian tradition, the younger brother is responsible for the wife of his brother in his absence. So 13-year-old Jamshed is too. Lack of work made his brother leave for the West to earn money. Jamshed does what he should do, even though he dreams of things that boys of his age...
This film focuses on Zulfiya, a teenage girl who lives with her grandmother in a small Uzbek village while her mother works in a city. It explores Zulfiya's life as she wants to move to the city to stay with her mother.
