Mr. Schneider became wealthy after the end of the communism, but still remained a simple man. Her wife although wants a lackey.

Szilvi deals in drugs and cannot decide between Tamas who offers her love in this world and the priest who offers her the chance of ethereal harmony.

Hungary, end of World War II. Five Hungarian soldiers desert their troop which has been directed to Germany. They are escaping with the help of a stamp and unfilled travelling warrants, trying to survive until the war ends.

This biopic traces the life of Dr. József Béres from the development of the "Béres drops" to his struggles under the Communist regime in Hungary.