Aýnaba Amanliýewa

An Eastern shah and his vizier have no heirs. One day, they go hunting, intending to shoot a roe deer. At the last moment, the vizier notices that the doe was about to give birth, and the shah decides to spare the animal. That same night, the shah and the vizier have the same dream: it is as if the doe has foretold to them that both would soon have heirs.

The war years. Young Batyr takes on the responsibility of caring for his mother and newborn sister. The boy's father, a renowned dutar player in the village, has been killed in action. Batyr decides to master the complex art of dutar playing. However, with the ongoing war, there is no time for music schools in the rear. Despite the challenges, the determined young boy conquers the instrument, and his mother is overjoyed to see him grow into a responsible adult.