
Vörös Hajnal (Red Dawn), a co-operative is the venue of skylarking, while the storm destroys the wheat which is to be harvested soon. Árendás, a middle-peasant, voices severe accusations against members of the co-operative: out of negligence, they failed to keep the ditches clean. It is always the soft option they seem to favour, while the necessity of properly taking care of the farmlands is long-forgotten. Members of the co-operative and the village people are deeply divided.
Ferenc Pethes was born on August 7, 1905 and passed away 45 years ago at the age of 73 on March 21, 1979.
Márta Fónay was born on September 23, 1914 and passed away 30 years ago at the age of 80 on November 22, 1994.
Béla Barsi was born on January 23, 1906 and passed away 56 years ago at the age of 62 on April 30, 1968.