In 18th century Hapsburg ruled Transilvania the Romanian shepherds from the village of Vlașini face the oppression and injustice of imperial authorities, being forced to flee from their place of birth or pay tribute to the Germans of Hermannstadt for grazing sheep on their own pastures.

Emanoil Petruţ
Alexa Banu
Christian Maurer
Cpt. Petauer

Florina Luican
Vuța

Ioana Drăgan
Istina
Hans Pomarius
Gromer

Silviu Stănculescu
Nicolae Branga

Cezara Dafinescu
Frida

Eugenia Bosânceanu
Paraschiva
Emilia Porojan
Reveica
Mircea Hindoreanu
Praghitan
Luminița Vătămănescu
Salomela
Hans Hupprich-Grumm
Karek
Nae Mazilu
Tănase
Maria Pătrașcu
Sorița
Károly Sinka
Ianek