Bakhva Pulava, a merchant from Poti fells in love with a poor tailor woman named Esma and marries her. At the same time, enchanted by her beauty, another man named Jeremiah Tsarba decides to kidnap her. When Esma refuses to share bed with him Jeremiah mercilessly kills her and when faced by accusations avoids punishment with the help of Valida, an influential nobleman's daughter. Bakhva Pulava makes a decision to take justice into to his hands.

Nato Vachnadzeas Esma
Mikheil Gelovanias Bakhva
Dimitri Kipianias Yeremia Tsarba
Zakaria Berishvilias Meira, a dealer
Tamara Bolqvadzeas Valida
Vladimir Obolenskiyas Colonel Lebov
Tsetsilia Tsutsunavaas Employer in Court
Alexander Dighmelashvili