In the evening, three boisterous young men get drunk and take a young sales clerk from the station with them. The next day, she reports a rape to the police. An eager young officer, who strictly adheres to the rules, takes over the investigation under the supervision of the chief inspector. And because the young man has neither experience nor tact, he causes chaos right from the start. Nevertheless, the officers soon manage to catch two of the suspected perpetrators. As it turns out, the missing third is a shy young man who is getting married - and who was so drunk that evening that he could hardly move. Whether there really was a rape remains unclear for a long time, but the crime has been reported and the police have to investigate.
This timeless Czech comedy with a long line of popular actors - most notably Jan Vostrčil and Vladimír Pucholt - is the work of director Jiří Krejčík, who worked on the screenplay with Zdeněk Mahler. It is a fine example of those popular Czech films with the special humor that doesn't make you laugh out loud all the time, but still works well decades later. And it also shows the typically Czech ability to skillfully weave in serious and critical aspects. The highly unvarnished and credible, i.e. obviously too negative, portrayal of state authorities was the reason why the film remained in the vault for 22 years.
This film will be shown as part of the "Czech Film Wednesday" series, as always in the original version with German subtitles.
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Due to popular demand, we are once again offering two screenings. The one at 8 pm is already almost sold out (remaining tickets may be available here).