Jutka, a young woman who works in a factory, falls in love with Andras, a university student. She pretends to be a student, to him and to his parents, and begins to live a lie. Finally she rebels against Andras and his demands and the social conventions that forced her to live a lie.

根据匈牙利爱国诗人裴多菲的一首长诗改编。
故事讲述少年约翰自小与少女伊露士卡相恋，但遭姑娘后母横加干涉，自己被迫远离家乡，开始了漫长的游历生涯。在经过一系列磨难之后，约翰以善良、勇敢和智慧获得巨人的帮助，终于同心爱的姑娘重新团聚。