A young boy is adopted by a priest and his wife during the Nazi occupation of Romania during the Second World War. He befriends the village idiot, who's despised by everyone else. When a German is killed in the last days of the war, the village is threatened with total destruction unless the murderer is handed over. The villagers decide to hand over the idiot.
| Directing | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Director |
| Writing | Titus Popovici | Novel |
| Writing | Titus Popovici | Screenplay |
| Art | Marcel Bogos | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hortensia Georgescu | Costume Design |
| Camera | Alexandru David | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tiberiu Olah | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yolanda Mîntulescu | Editor |
| Art | Marcel Bogos | Set Decoration |
| Production | Sanda Mănescu | Production Manager |
| Directing | Adriana Dumitrescu | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Anusavan Salamanian | Sound |
