In an orphanage in Tirana at the beginning of the Second World War during the occupation by the Italian fascists, a group of boys make plans to rebel against the despotic director and the oppression by the management.
A teacher in a remote village gets hindered by zealot members of the community who still believe in old superstitions.
During a political purge, the Albanian government orders the disbanding of a military unit whose horses are also considered traitors.
