Two members of a traveling troupe are reduced to the status of hoboes. They pretend to be a famous composer and his colleague, to improve their prospects.

An absurd depiction of the communist revolution in Yugoslavia after World War II, the film primarily follows a group of young partisans who are placed in the home of a pre-war bourgeois family. The family then tries to adapt to the new ideology and values, often leading to various absurd situations.

Keti runs through her life, cheating on everybody who she encounters. She joins the company of two burglars, unawarely participating in a burglary. When police starts hunting on them, she realizes what it is all about. She suggest they should hide at the place of two older actors, where the story ends with unexpected twist.