Based on the play of the same name by Alexander Ostrovsky.
Few people traveling along the famous road did not stop at the inn of Vukol Bessudny to rest and chat with the beautiful hostess Evgenia, who knew how to entertain a guest and make him spend money on wine and pranks. Evgenia did everything she could to promote the prosperity of the business, which was what Bessudny had counted on before his marriage. His sister Annushka was completely different. No threats could make this modest girl allow her guests liberties, smile, and especially flatter. With all her heart, Annushka fell in love with the poor landowner Milovidov, their frequent guest, and Milovidov repaid her in kind. But the envious Evgenia shamelessly slandered Annushka and made Milovidov believe that she was a vicious pretender...
