For over 30 years, the lovable Agnes Feurig (Agnes Kraus) has been the parish nurse of the village of Krummbach in Upper Lusatia. She masters her grueling job with wit, determination and philanthropy. She cures drunkards, sees through malingerers and finds apartments. She even clashes with the mayor (Jochen Thomas) in order to enforce her ideal ideas about the welfare of the villagers. Because she takes a straightforward approach to problems, she has won the hearts of the villagers and can count on their solidarity when the new mayor tries to break her “regime”. Because she also takes care of things that don't really concern her - but Sister Agnes doesn't take a “formal” view of anything. Warm-hearted, committed and pragmatic - that is rural nurse Agnes, who also acts as a listener, mediator and moral support in her home village. Even if this image of a “quiet heroine of everyday life” seems glorified, the social criticism of the conditions in the GDR in the 1970s shines through from time to time. Namely when the civil courage of the individual - here in the form of Sister Agnes - comes up against well-intentioned but unworldly decisions made by functionaries. Otto Holub's film thus remains a valuable contemporary document, which was incredibly successful when it was released in the GDR and can still convey much of its emotional power today.