Waiting for the rain that never comes, two peasants, father and son, plough the dry land with a horse-drawn plough. The father decides to dig a well, for which he will pay a heavy price.

After Romania changed alliances in August 23rd, 1944, a group of soldiers have the mission to stop a military train.

Mihu and Filimon, two friends, are in love with the same girl, Carolina. Their rivalry takes the form of a bet. The girl knows that she is the one who must choose, and she hesitates to do so because she loves them both for purely emotional reasons.

In August 1944 Romania, a group of telephone operators are caught in the events in a new center placed in a forest to evade bombardment.

Cristina, a girl from a well situated family, falls in love with a young working man, who manages to get into college.

A young prosecutor refuses to take the easy way out of an investigation that involves a young man.

A woman in a village tries to break up her son and his girlfriend. He asks for help a local cult leader. He tells her to use some specially prepared wine.