Waldrausch plot
Every year there are terrible floods in the villages located in a rocky valley. Now it has been decided to build a dam. The phenomenal idea comes from the young engineer Ambros Lutz, but each time one encounters seemingly insurmountable problems. Apart from the fact that the locals are initially very skeptical about the construction of the wall, mostly because of personal conflicts, the desire for profit and envy is the deciding factor. Limiting elements in the performance are also the heavy grudge-holding farmer Sagenbacher and common sense. One night, a heavy thunderstorm breaks over the valley, threatening to break the half-finished dam...