Priča prati razdoblje od 10 godina prije Drugog svjetskog rata u izmišljenom gradiću Gradina u Srbiji i njegovim stanovnicima koji su prošli kroz burne događaje poput Velike depresije i uspona fašizma. No najvažniji segment priče vrti se oko rivalstva dvaju gradskih nogometnih klubova: Radničkog i Građanskog.

Popular TV series has been reedited into a theatrical film with additional material that has not been seen on TV before. The film is a homage to the legends of the Yugoslav theater, some of whom are no longer alive. The story takes place in the town for ten years from 1931 to 1941 and shows the conflict of progressive and humane ideas with fascism. A film made from the TV series of the same name (nine episodes) realized in 1976 and shown in 1977.