The story takes place in the Czech-German border region in 1938. The hero Tomás Jakl marries but the marriage is not very lucky and falls apart. His German friend forced him to enter the Nazi party.

Emil Horváth
as Tomás Jakl

Petra Vančíková
as Viola

Magda Vášáryová
as Jirina

Radoslav Brzobohatý
as Pavláčka

Milan Kňažko
as Jindrich

Jiří Ornest
as Stach

Jana Švandová
as Wally

Evelyna Steimarová
as Lída

František Husák
as Kolda

Jan Teplý
as Hikl