Dmytro Falkovskyi

The film is set in one of the regions of Western Ukraine in the 1920s. A poor peasant, Vasyl, openly opposes the arbitrariness of the lord's authorities. While hunting in the lord's forest, he is captured by soldiers and imprisoned in a dungeon. His beloved girl Lesia, with the help of the villagers, opens the dam, and water begins to flood the manor. Amid the commotion, Vasyl escapes from his captivity.

Maria and Mykola are ordinary students who love adventures. From experienced diggers, Mykola learned about the bunker, in which no one was. In the pursuit of popularity and fame, Mykola and Maria went there, ignoring warnings about the danger that could await them there.