Emilian Stanev

The wife of a Bulgarian POW camp's warden falls in love with a Serbian prisoner at the end of World War I.

The film shows Bulgaria after the First World War - different destinies, different turns on both sides of the political barricade. A life full of contradictions and passion.

The action takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in the provincial Bulgarian town, Turnovo. A rich young doctor suffers because of his love to his housemaid. Meanwhile the First World War is beginning.

A beautiful middle-aged French woman comes to Bulgaria for a vacation. In a village by the sea, she meets a local fisherman. He likes to draw. The Frenchwoman likes his paintings. They fall in love with each other.

Chased by the military police force, the partisans Boyka and Anton take refuge in a cave. A grenade explosion dislodges the rock, which seals off the passage.