The elder son of the farmer Marunáč dies of a work accident. His wife and younger brother fall in love and try to break free from their despotic father.
farmer Václav Marunác
Václav, Marunác's eldest son
Hedvika, wife of Václav Marunáca Jr.
Jakub, Marunác's younger son
Blacksmith
Kosil, farm lawyer
cottager Jurecka
cottager Havlasa
Vasík, son of Václav Jr. and Hedviky
Doctor
Blacksmith's wife
