Robin Kvapil

The story of three Czechs who doubted the reality of the war in Ukraine. Together with the film crew, they went from Prague to Kharkiv, and then to the Donbas. The Czechs were under fire, saw the wounded, mass graves and underground schools.

Miko is a truck driver, his father is Romani, and above all he is a man who wanted to help those in need. When the Czech government was looking for reasons not to take in a few dozen children from Greek refugee camps after the chemical attacks on Syrian civilians in 2018, Miko took justice into his own hands and, together with the Czechs Helping initiative, prepared facilities for child refugees. However, government officials gave priority to political interests. Will parliamentary elections and a change of ministries save the situation? An unflattering but accurately portrayal of the Czech Republic as a country that will only offer a helping hand when it is worthwhile.

When nostalgia makes her rethink the sale of her family cottage, a woman cajoles her husband and loved ones into one last getaway.

Brno plays the main role in the film. It brings together several story lines of the film, which also meet in the course of the film's narrative. The main axis of the film is the story of Standy Kadlec, an overly trusting and kind man, and his pregnant wife Alena. On the other hand, it is the story of Ladi, the closest assistant of the mayor of Brno, Lang. Ladi is Standa's classmate from high school. He is, however, Stand's opposite in character. While Stand's kindness and good manners condemn him to a life role of a "loser", Ladi gathers shameless success. But gradually we learn who really has the most to lose...

The film tells the life story of its director, Jan Nemec, one of the most known and important filmmakers of Czech New Wave.