The movie tells the life story and friendship of five blacksmiths in town of Leninakan during the war and the years preceding it - as told by the son...
A poor but honest fisherman Pepo opposes a cunning trader Zimzimov, who tries to rob him by trickery refusing to pay a lost bill. Pepo choses prison...
After becoming a widow at a very young age, Mariam no longer gets married and devotes her whole life to her son, who grows into a spoiled and selfish...