Along the way they are helped by a rail worker, although I defy anyone to doubt his initial motives as he leads the pair to a locked shed in the rail yard. They meet up with grumpy recluse who shoots the father with a dust gun during a drunken altercation. A local woman doctor fixes him up, leading to a romance. The father decides to stay with her. The son becomes disillusioned and decides to finish the journey by himself.
The cinematography is stunning with long panoramic shots of a very beautiful part of the Soviet Union. It is a film that I will revisit many times.
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