Five never-giving-up blacksmiths and inseparable friends were by side of 13-year-old Hovik. So he tells their story with childish admiration and sorrow. Mko married to Russian girl Lyuba but it took time before his friends could accept her. Gaspar dreamed about flying on aeroplane, flied high above and hadn't landed. Then World War II started and Mko with Lyuba volunteered to the front to never return. And now it's Hovik's turn to leave his town of childhood...