Famous actor quits theatre with no reason, and starts living on a barge, with his friend, a boatman. The story of his action spreads, and, at first, people around him are trying to convince him to return to his family. But, attracted with his "rebellion" they stay on the river in search for "new life". In the end, open question remains - what have they really found?

Poznati glumac bezrazložno napušta pozorište, i odlazi da živi na šlepu kod prijatelja lađara. Priča o njegovom postupku se širi i ljudi iz njegove okoline, pokušavajući prvo da ga privole da se vrati poslu i porodici, i sami privučeni "pobunom" ostaju na reci u traganju za "novim životom". Na kraju ostaje otvoreno pitanje šta je ko stvarno našao.