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
Ladislav Lakomý
as Lojda
František Řehák
as Werner