It describes the social process of stratification in the Serbian countryside during late 19th century, which occurs with the penetration of the commodity-money in the countryside. Under new conditions, peasants and farmers are unable to adapt, and rot under the burden of debts.
Aleksandar Berček
Radan
Marko Nikolić
Uzlović
Mihailo 'Miša' Janketić
Kapetan
Nikola Simić
Đuka
Gorica Popović
Radanova žena
Dragomir Felba
Seljak Mato
Dragomir Čumić
Seljak
Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević
Kmet
Ljubomir Ćipranić
Opštinar
Ratko Miletić
Žandarm
Ranko Kovačević
Drugi žandarm
Minja Vojvodić
Mijat
Bogoljub Petrović
Mileta iz Miokusa