
In a small Czech town, 1943. Josef (Bolek Polívka) and Marie Cizek (Anna Šišková), a childless couple, receive occasional visits from the Sudeten German Horst (Jaroslav Dušek). Josef was his superior before the occupation, but under the Nazis it is Horst who makes a career and also falls for Marie (no wonder, his wife is a Nazi fanatic from Saxony). He always knows how to use his newfound importance to his own advantage.
One day, David Wiener (Csongor Kassai), son of Josef's former employer, who escaped from the concentration camp, shows up. They hide him in a secret chamber and from then on have to constantly avoid situations in which there is a risk of discovery. Josef comes to terms with the Nazis in order to arouse less suspicion, and in return he has to accept the scorn of his neighbors. So he accepts the offer, which he had always rejected, to help Horst confiscate Jewish and other property. Of course, Horst's constant visits don't make it any easier.