István Uri

Nous sommes en 1947 ; le parti communiste vient de prendre le pouvoir en Hongrie. Dans le premier film en couleur de Jancsó, de jeunes étudiants d'un collège populaire ont un débat avec des étudiants du séminaire, mais craignent que cela ne dégénère en bagarre.

When András, Albert and Bence are on a cycling tour around Lake Balaton, their dreams come true. Sunshine, beach and pretty girls. András and his younger brother run after the same girl, Eszter. András persuade his brother not to pinch the girl. András pick her up one night and split up with her next day. Eszter follows the boy, but András sends her away...

Filmed in commemoration of Hungary's 1100th anniversary and on the sites of the actual events, a cast of thousands authentically recreates the 896 AD arrival of the Magyar chief Arpad (Nero) and his seven tribes into the Carpathian basin from the steppes.