Czech series about the life and work of acrobats, tamers, clowns and other employees of Circus Humberto, spanning the period from the first half of the 19th century till the time of the first independent Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1939), based on the famous novel by Eduard Bass. The novel played an immensely important role in anti-fascist resistance, as the writer saw beyond t...
当纳粹烽火蹂躏欧洲时，捷克斯洛伐克籍德军士兵马修怀念即将临盆的妻子而决定从前线逃兵返家，在抵家门时遇到了纳粹走狗警察安博斯。马修了解安博斯会去告密，决定加入山区游击队。
战争造成物质短缺，德军官李德需要木材、人力、马车，与村民发生冲突，安娜为保护马修妹妹苏姗，两眼差点失明。后来马修参加军火坦克队，希望找到伤妻凶手，李德给予重击。
德兵压境，老百姓开始逃难，死伤非常惨重，军火坦克队也难幸免，指挥官宣布弃守，处处可见肢残伤兵或逃难老百姓。当李德再度出现，马修托词带李德的军队上山找游击队，而走入布雷区……
