父亲去世后，漂亮的Saltanat不得不离开宁静的小村，前往大城市，去与一个富有的男人结婚。她的母亲身在狱中，背负巨债，正等着女儿给她援助。她的童年好友Kuandyk一直忠心地陪在她身边，默默地守护着她。Saltanat很快发现城里的男人并不信守诺言，她的希望也就此落空。Kuandyk尝试通过其他方法来筹钱，但情势反而变得更糟糕。尽管身处逆境，这两个年轻人却不言放弃。

A boy is killed in an aul (Kazakh village). Detective Bekzat wants to end an investigation quickly: a crime perpetrator is already found by local police officers after all. But when a journalist from the city comes, everything falls apart. Now Bekzat must conduct a real investigation, following procedure, for the first time in his career.