A television cameraman and his subject find themselves in the middle of an intertwined professional and personal dilemma.

The 17-year-old Amalia, the daughter of a widower lumberjack with many children, falls in love with a soldier. An irresponsible young man, the soldier refuses to admit that he is the father of the child to be born, as Amalia was just a fling in his eyes. Amalia decides to raise the kid all by herself, but she soon changes her mind…

Young diplomat Petre returns to Romania after a long time spent abroad.

In a Transylvanian village, a pastor tries to convert a local peasant to his religion, for personal interests.