About the life and work of Grigor Prlichev, a Macedonian revivalist and poet from Ohrid.

A young man goes off to his military stint, leaving his father and wife alone in a remote forest cabin. While he’s gone the two try to fight against their mutual attraction.

The story of a few untrained construction workers from poor underdeveloped parts of the country, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina or Macedonia, who carry out seasonal work in the highly-developed republic of Slovenia. Far from home, problems arise for the men - with their families, alcohol, the local population's derision and the "real Slovenian workers".