Georgian kolkhoz farmer Georgy Makharashvili goes to visit his wounded son. When he arrives his son is not at hospital, so he sets off looking for him. Having witnessed military action, the old man manages to convince everybody and is allowed to fight at the front. During one of the battles the father meets his son. But their meeting is a short one, the son is killed by a shell fragment. Prize for the best male role (S. Zakariadze) at the MIFF in 1965