The story of five Bashkirs who have to go through two wars - the Russian-Swedish and the Patriotic War of 1812. The French called them Northern Cupids in honor of the deity of love, Cupid, because the horsemen were armed with bows and arrows. They unexpectedly attacked the enemy and just as sharply...
Anvar is a 72-year-old third-generation wild honey farmer. He makes the trip into the forest for the wild honey that his grandchildren love so much. Anvar would never have thought that the most delicious honey on earth could one day become bitter.
The boys from lost to the spurs a gray-haired Ural village Berkuty, yearn for big adventures and glorious exploits. But all the feats have already been accomplished by their fathers and older brothers on the battlefields of the great war. And the most they can do is get a good knife or run away...
The film is dedicated to the people's poet of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rami Garipov, who lived a bright fate and was persecuted for protecting the poet's right to create in his native language. The picture shows the pages of the poet's life and work during the period from 1941 to 1977.
