Acting
In the fields of Cserefa the pig of a miner digs up red earth. Szántó discovers, that the hill hides good quality bauxite, suitable for open cast mining. First he is laughed at, later silenced, because opening of a mine would hurt the interests of the "water lobby" and the tourist industry.
Nagy István, the formerly poor peasant boy returns to his native village as a teacher. His conviction is that the abyss between rich and poor can be diminished by good will. The rich Böröcz Horváth Klári returns his love, and also Böröcz Horváth is willing to help the poorest family, the Bakos. Bakos Jóska, who was sent to serve the tough Böröcz Horváth as a payment, dies of an infected wound and the people in the village hold the teacher liable as well. Nagy István realises, that the abyss cannot be ceased, what is more, it is impassable. He breaks up with his fiancée and stands by the side of the poor.
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