A young zoologist, Andrei Sazonov (played by Boris Bityukov), arrives from
Moscow to a
Siberian hunting enterprise to implement his newly developed method for breeding
sable. While there, Andrei accuses Fyodor Volkov (played by Alexander Antonov), the enterprise's best hunter, of
poaching. As a result, Volkov leaves the hunting operation, leaving Sazonov in a difficult position. == Cast ==