In the peasant estate of the widow Agna Veter there is a holiday: the evening before the wedding of her son Vasil. In the bustle of preparations, a certain Voschila appears - one of the organizers of the upcoming peasant uprising against the atrocities of the magnate Radziwill. Vasil Veter initially takes a peaceful position, calling for worldly joys and an end to all bloodshed. But at this moment Radziwill’s tax collectors shamelessly burst into the yard. This episode becomes the reason for Vasil to succumb to Voshchila’s persuasion to lead the uprising... ...Torches burn in the night. Agna takes an oath, blessing her son on the path of holy struggle.

Two noblemen from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania clash because one refuses to free his servant - a girl. The second joins a peasant revolt and takes over the castle.

A biography of the famous Belarus poetess Larisa Antonovna Geniyush.

Ivan Khristoforov discovers the strange property of foreseeing explosions. Trying to understand the reason and meaning of this unusual ability, he turns to family history. The attention of the secret public service doesn't bode well for Khristoforov. The imaginary journey of the hero in his past, bearing the imprint of a children's worldview, and the present, at times just like a dream.