Film-ballet by S. Balasanyan based on the poem of the same name by Nizami Ganjevi about the love of young Kais, nicknamed for this love "Majnun" - the possessed one - and the beautiful Leyli. Leili's father, who belongs to a wealthy and noble family, does not give permission to marry a foreigner Kais. But this does not prevent two lovers from experiencing the deepest feelings for each other. Their fiery and all-encompassing love does not give them peace, they cannot live without each other ... The ballet troupe of the Tajik Order of Lenin of the Theater of Opera and Ballet named after I. S. Aini.