Olzhas Suleymenov

An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors. Travelling across the land with his grandson, they discover the harsh reality of war. And when they finally find the coveted grave, they realise that many brothers-in-arms are buried with the soldier. Every inch of the great homeland becomes the land of our fathers, the land of the ancestors...

Kariev cannot defend his PhD thesis because he does not have the necessary theoretical basis for his idea. Young geologists - Kurov, Mukhamedov and Saraev, who worked in the geological party under the leadership of Kariev, help him, showing the ability to solve major scientific problems.

About a geology student who came to Mangyshlak Region for field practice, his introduction to work and the team, and his first life challenges.