[2] The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, Tereza Brodská, and Míla Myslíková.
Set to a backdrop of the turbulent social changes after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, the story focuses on Štěpán's struggle to adapt to new conditions brought about by the introduction of capitalism to the nation.
His mother still works as a seamstress, and she tries to find a job and partner for her divorced, unemployed, and disillusioned son.
While hunting for jobs, several of which he rejects on moral grounds, Štěpán meets the sensitive and principled pharmacist Ute.
In the end, Štěpán accepts work in a monastery, where nuns take care of mentally disabled children.