The story of the hero of the Soviet Union, Manshuk Mametova, machine-gunner of the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd shock army of the Kalinin Front, the guards sergeant in charge. The first woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery. The film recreates the past and shows a day of combat life Manshuk and her comrades, who took unequal battle with German tanks.
Наталия Аринбасарова
as Manshuk Mametova
Никита Михалков
as Valeri Yezhov
Иван Рыжов
as Ivan Petrovich Samsonov
Виктор Авдюшко
as Sukov
Юрий Саранцев
as Lomov
Farida Sharipova
as mother
Olesya Ivanova
as madwoman
Иван Дмитриев
as Vladimir Stepanovich Maksimov
Каукен Кенжетаев
as father
Николай Сергеев
as engineer
Eskender Umurzakov
as Omar Khadzhibergenov
Viktor Bazhenov
as Styopa Kikin
