ThefirstdaysofSeptember1944.Inasmallprovincialtownlivesagroupoffriends,youngsters,honorablechildren.AmongthemareLilyana,expelledfromeveryhighschoolfor"anti-state"activitiesandSashko,amasterflutistwhohastroubleswithmath.Thehonoroffightingforthepowerisbestowedonthem,butwithasinglegun.Theirdreambecomesreality.Itisinthepeople'sjoy,intheshotofthepoliceagentatSashko,athedeathofthegendarmewhopaidforallhiscrimes.