一名年老的牧羊人与妻子居于伊塞克湖附近的峡谷，他们的儿子在很久以前意外身亡，但儿媳妇沙伊尔仍与他们同居，在山中快乐地生活。但是，传统文化受到现代化趋势的威胁：他们放牧马匹的草甸上也突然出现机器，与此同时，迁居到当地附近的气象学家埃尔梅克爱上了沙伊尔，两人的感情迫使她在个人幸福和维护传统生活之间二择其一。…...

The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge energetic system and he becomes the binding bridge be...