The hero hurries to his native village to celebrate the birth of his long-awaited grandson, but on the way he meets border guards. For the capture of the offender, they are entitled to a bonus, and therefore they do not want to let the old man go to his loved ones.
Based on the story of Chingiz Aitmatov "The White Steamer". In a forest cordon, lost high in the mountains, an old man and an old woman and his daughter live with their family - a husband and a seven-year-old son named Shambala, which means "boy-candle" or "boy who radiates light." Shambhala...
