In the mountain villages of Karachay, two friends, Dolgat and Izmail, worked in the logging industry of a wealthy man named Musa. Izmail was planning to marry his friend: he was the fiancé of his friend's sister, Dauta. During a traditional shooting range, Izmail accidentally killed his friend's brother. A cruel custom demanded vengeance for the bloodshed. From now on, the friends were destined to become enemies.