Rozsdatemető is a chronicle of an investigation, in which the writer is not looking for the killer, but the motive. János Hábetler Jr. kills his brother-in-law in the rust cemetery after an argument. Fejes begins to unravel the causes from the end of the First World War, among the walls of barracks condemned for demolition and crumbling apartment buildings. Through the fate of two generations of the Hábetler family, the everyday lives of the petty bourgeoisie are revealed, which are unaffected by time or history. One thing is certain: the festive menu at famous events.