Po rozstaniu z narzeczoną Janek Pradera zamieszkuje w bieszczadzkiej dziczy, gdzie zatrudnia się przy wyrębie lasu.
A young, idealistic poet, turns his back on civilization and goes to small, backwood village, rents a bed in the house of an old woman, and decides to make his living as a lumberjack. Soon he realizes that the world around him is far from perfect.