A bourgeois family life in Romania around the time of the Great Peasant Uprising of 1907.
Attorney Constantin Lipan (Geo Barton) is tasked to investigate the case of an oil magnate, Iordan Hagi-Iordan (George Calboreanu). This will put pressure on his superiors to drop the case. Based on "Calea Victoriei" novel by Cezar Petrescu.
The film centers on the story of two young specialists Andrei and Liviu, their different attitudes to work, to their authority and to friendship.