At the beginning of the First World War, Alexander Dragovich went to the front as a teenager. The October Revolution caught the hero in captivity in Russia. Like many of his countrymen, Alexander defected to the revolution. After becoming a chekist, Dragovich was sent to Turkestan. The film tells about the heroic struggle of a special purpose unit with gangs of Basmachi, spies of various stripes and saboteurs, about the adventures of the anarchist Kolya and the tragic love of Mushtari and Dragovich.
| Release Date | July 15, 1978 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Žestoke godine | |
| Runtime | 1h 54min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Original Language | Serbian (Latin) | |
| Production Countries | Soviet Union, Yugoslavia | |
| Production Companies | Sutjeska FilmUzbekfilm | |