This conventional drama by Yugoslavian director Veljko Bulajic (Train Without a Timetable) is strictly for audiences with interests in work crews, industrial endeavors, and all the headaches that come with trying to finish a project on time. At issue is the construction of an enormous blast furnace. The director of the construction is faced with trying to keep his men working productively when each has his own brand of individual problems. Their mini-dramas are intertwined with the director's own problems, though everyone is dedicated enough to work their way through the difficulties and eventually see the blast furnace through to completion -but at a cost.