The action takes place in Thessaloniki, where Cande, the son of the Prilep pilgrim, deceives his father and takes 3000 altans for trade, but spends them on his mistress Fatime. The plot begins when his father, Aji Jankula, comes with his servant Sekula to look for Cande and teams up with Itar Pejo, a servant of Yashar Bey, who also longs for Fatime.
The inhabitants of a small village in a backward area of Macedonia earn their living by sending their men abroad in search of employment. Three young girls, named Elica, Maria and Nikolina live and work as schoolteachers in the village. Each of them try to make sense of their lives, in that situation where it is imposed on them. In the village the greatest problem is the supply of water. Spring water is carried by Marko from the distant mountains Marko is falls in love with the poor girl Kate...