In an attempt to earn money for a bride dowry, a young man unwittingly embarks on a globe-trotting journey that takes him from his homeland of North Ossetia all the way to Alaska.
In early 20th century, a young Ossetian man kills a captain while defending a poor shepherd. After going into hiding, he meets a beautiful woman, and they fall in love at first sight. Learning that her hand is promised to another, the young man decides to abduct her.
In an attempt to get away from his work problems at the circus, Makhmut travels to the North Caucasus to visit his relatives. Little does he know that his sister has her own set of problems, albeit in the matters of the heart.
The man, after a lot of jokes on his side, accuses his wife of giving birth to only girls, but she tells him that the heirs deserve fathers like real men, and leaves, taking daughters with her. Her husband's friends are trying to reconcile them, but the proud mountain woman does not intend to...