The movie is set in 18th century Maramureș region of Romania. The Romanian officer Grigore Pintea return to his village and finds out that his parents were killed, and other villagers were tortured because they protested against the unfair treatment of Bartolok Graff. He deserts the Austrian army and he becomes an outlaw. He is joined by many peasants and so his band manages to occupy 2 fortresses.
Grigore Pintea
Irimie
Corbu
Bălan
Iza
Fekete
Dragomir
Bartolok
Gânță
Colonel
Popa Dumitru
Toader Inău
Ștefanu lu' Unc
Ioan din Călinești