Awards : Prix des Frères Vassiliev à Vassili Choukchine, 1967
Plot synopsis
Old Ermolay has lived all his life in one village. He has four sons. The eldest has left for Moscow, another works as a builder and does not yield to the persuasion of the eldest to move to him. The youngest one with the irrepressible character has got himself into prison and, to see his family, escapes three months prior to release.