An epic legend about the exploits of the legendary hero Rustam - a brave warrior who is always ready to come to the aid of those who need her. The story is based on Ferdowsi's poem "Shah-Nam". The first part of the "Exploits of Rustam" dilogy, which is continued by the film "Rustam and Suhrab" (1972).
Many centuries ago, the Queen of Gulmalik and its people fought off fierce attacks of the Mongols. I ended metal for arrowheads, and it went gold, a myriad of which rests Kaniyuta cave. In our time, in the 30s, during the excavations in the cave Kaniyuta killed geologist Sokolov. She killed Jawhar, a former local Bai, who did not want to solve the mystery Sokolova cave and found the gold. Later geologist Borodin is organizing a new expedition to the cave Kaniyuta, which Jawhar fall again, much older, but still hates the Soviet government.
