Follows the Bulgarian people's struggle for national independence in the period from 1875 to the Liberation from Otoman bondage.
Hitar Petar escapes every hard time the life gives him by using his quick mind.
Ognyan lives in seclusion full of malice towards his roommates. Only Gudzho and Mara sympathize with him. Ognyan blocks the road that runs through his forest. A peasant deputation comes to negotiate with him. A fight breaks out! It ends in a drama and Ognyan thinks he has to flee...
