Plot summary

In the morning of October 14, 1916, when a young scout discovered that the dreaded German army had arrived unhindered near Târgu-Jiu, Romania, he hurriedly notified the city commissioner Ioan Popilian and together with some policemen and scouts, helped by some civilians remaining in the city, try to stop the occupation of the city by the enemy at the Jiu Bridge until the arrival of the Roman army. A movie based on a true story.