The story of self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani.
Pavle, who is a poor cart-driver has two girls, Maro and Tamro. The girls have a dream to take classes at a ballet school, but Pavle cannot afford such a luxury. Vardo, a laundress, decides to help the little girls.
This film tells the story fighters who are fighting against the feudal order in Georgia.
Fascinated with Matsi's fancy riding, a slaver queen offers him a job in her retinue. Matsi turns the offer down as he fights against slave trading and migrates towards Svaneti with his beloved Eka to flee from queen's vengeance.