Four short stories tell about the inhabitants of the Moldovan village of Redu Mare. Stefan, a former front-line cowman, returned from the army and found unpleasant changes for himself. His beloved girlfriend got married... Originally from Redu Mare, the hero of the second novel is the power juggler Ion Ciocanu. The third novel tells about a young rural saint. His love for a random girl he met awakened a craving for a "mundane" life. But Valentine is lucky... The film ends with a story about Toolbarel, a cheerful and wise old man. He appears in all the other novels.
| Actor | Role |
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 Konstantin KonstantinovNot listed | Not listed |
 Grigore GrigoriuNot listed | Not listed |
 Zemfira TsakhilovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Mihai VolontirNot listed | Not listed |
 Ada LundverNot listed | Not listed |
| VValentin GutsuNot listed | Not listed |
 Alfreds VidenieksNot listed | Not listed |
 Dumitru FusuNot listed | Not listed |
 Natalya KustinskayaNot listed | Not listed |
 Natalya SaykoNot listed | Not listed |
 Ion ArakelovNot listed | Not listed |
 Mihail BadiceanuNot listed | Not listed |
 Arcadii PlandaNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksandr MilyutinNot listed | Not listed |
| DDumitru MargineNot listed | Not listed |
 Pavel VinnikNot listed | Not listed |