A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Amir, 30 years old cinema reporter, lives a great (and probably) happy life between his job and a private life with many friends and Lia, devoted girlfriend and mother of a boy, Timur. One day at the last minute, Lia can't join the group of friends who has planned a trip to the beach. There, Amir meets someone, whom he believes to know already.
A lyrical film story about how a helpless foal named Almaz was raised by a boy named Murat into a magnificent racehorse, which was once taken to the city for the racetrack. Seeing how cruel the jockey was to Almaz, Murat secretly takes his friend back to their native mountain pasture at night.
