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- The story of the Slovak highwayman and folk hero Juraj Janosik.
- The first Slovak feature film made after the Second World War. Before the First World War, many Slovaks emigrated to America in search of a better life, because Slovakia was oppressed by the ruling Hungarian government and people could not find work. Like others, Ondrej Muranica, a young mountaineer, goes overseas to find work and earn money for his family in the New World of his dreams. However, his dreams and hopes for a better life are dashed by a mining disaster. Ondrej is saved, but loses his memory. He is declared missing and when he accidentally regains his memory years later, Ondrej decides to return home. Only after returning to his homeland does he discover that his wife Eva has married his best friend Miso. As if on cue, disaster looms.
- The film captures the search for talented young folk dancers and singers to become members of a professional folk song and dance troupe.
- This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Juliet and his model is a young girl. This is much disliked by the clergy who unjustly accuse the girl of witchcraft. She is saved from being burnt at a stake by the students of the Trnava University.
- Following Viktor Kolibec a soldier of the slovak troops of the 71th regiment of the Austria-Hungarian army. And their uprising against their commanders.
- A man is accused of stealing money from the charity where he works.
- A detective story about the disappearance of important information materials and the mysterious murder of engineer Kovalsky. Police investigate lieutenant Hronec accompanied by an amateur detective, editor Zvara start to the background of the crime.
- The story, which takes place on the construction site of a large factory, depicts the tragedy of Martin Gonda, a construction worker whose wife and child die in childbirth.
- Fascist Slovak State, Christmas Day 1944: regardless of this important Christian holiday, cruel Nazi repression is taking place in Slovakia. Men, women and children are executed by the hundreds by the Germans for taking part in the Slovak National Uprising and for merely helping the partisans. The Kubis family tries to survive the war as best they can, even if it means collaboration. Son Marian is a commander of the fascist guards, his cynical brother-in-law Palo runs a business and tries to keep a low profile as much as possible. Palo's wife Angela has begun an affair with Nazi Major Brecker, who is staying with the Kubis. However, a serious threat to everyone, including the grandparents, comes from their nineteen-year-old son Juraj, who fought with the partisans and managed to escape execution. The young man arrives home with an injured leg. While the Germans carry out house-to-house searches for the fugitive, Juraj waits in the attic for medical help and begins to delirious with fever. An "idyllic" Christmas Eve dinner takes place downstairs, to which Major Brecker himself has invited himself.
- Oldrich "Fajolo" Fajták (Marián Bielik), a student who directs quasi-existentialist verbal abuse at his girlfriend Bela Blazejová (Jana Beláková), takes off to a formally volunteer summer work camp at a farm where he meets her grandfather.
- The story of the Slovak highwayman and folk hero Juraj Janosik.