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.
| Writing | Titus Popovici | Novel |
| Directing | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Director |
| Writing | Titus Popovici | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hortensia Georgescu | Costume Design |
| Art | Marcel Bogos | Production Design |
| Art | Marcel Bogos | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tiberiu Olah | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Anusavan Salamanian | Sound |
| Directing | Adriana Dumitrescu | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Yolanda Mîntulescu | Editor |
| Camera | Alexandru David | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sanda Mănescu | Production Manager |
