Five stories all related to alcohol and it's affectation on people lives.

Tartarin is the local hero in the small provincial town of Tarascon. He shows off about imaginary adventures in Africa, where he has never been, as a Lion Hunter, which he is only in his imagination. But one day he becomes a real hero...

The hero of the film witnesses the suicide of his double. Trying to find out the reasons for this act, the hero finds himself in another world that exists very close, but hitherto unknown to him: the world of other people, views and values.

After yet another failed attempt at producing gold, the alchemist Sir Lavoie, leaves the capital to seek the advice of a colleague in another city. His house is left to his three servants: the maid Doll, the footman Face and the lackey Satl. They decide to get rich by posing as alchemists and helping people solve their problems, even though they understand nothing of alchemy.

A talented surgeon becomes a target of various forces after inventing a new organs transplantation technique.

The gifted designer-designer German Baklanov does not want to be a pawn in the hands of his boss, but wants independent, creative work. He forces the management of the Design Bureau to announce a competition for the development of a new tractor model, and he heads one of the creative groups.

In 1930s Poland Christian boy Ivan goes to live with a Jewish family to learn a trade. He becomes friends with Abraham, the son of the family. However, anti-Semitism is rife in their environment, and they flee to escape an upcoming conflict. Journeying together, they demonstrate their inseparability.

Two noblemen from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania clash because one refuses to free his servant - a girl. The second joins a peasant revolt and takes over the castle.