In spring of 1962 Larisa Shepitko took off to Kirgzstan to make her graduation work - film "Znoy" after story "The Camel's Eyes" by Chingiz Aitmatov.
Seventeen-year old Kemel after graduating 10-year school has come...展开to Anakhay to work. He finds himself in company of certain Abakir - person of harsh and difficult character. And some kind of psychological battle for supremacy takes place betweent these two men.