Collection of Russian peasant tales:

"The Deserted Mine" - The key to saving the trapped miners is held by a man who hasn't spoken a word in 10 years.

"Mahmoud's Family" - Escaping prisoners of war should be shot, but Mahmoud has a family.

"A Misunderstanding" - A young woman seeks escape from her past, in a convent.

"The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful" - An incorrigible criminal escapes from a sentence of hard labor to find freedom and perhaps a kind of redemption in the forest.

(Summary by Kevin Davidson)