Václav Táborský

In Malesice, a small city near Prague, the inhabitants' biggest concern is to avoid mud all over around. This humorous film describes the dilemmas concerning rapid urban development in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. Based on the director's own experience.

A story about three teenage boys growing up in less than ideal families who decide to leave their parents and strike out on their own for fear of punishment for truancy.

On one Sunday, when a scrap metal collection is announced, the children find a strange wire puzzle that grants every wish. Soon the town where the children live and go to school is in turmoil. But selfish adults, eager to investigate the mystery, destroy the spell...