Johanka had a fling with a well digger she had not met before and who, she was most likely certain, would never be around again. Just before his...

Carefree young nurse Marta learns upon her husband's death that he was involved in all manner of criminal activity, which puts her life in danger.

A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin...