In the evening, three boisterous young men get drunk and abduct a young sales clerk, Hanicka, from the station. The next day she reports the rape to the police station. A 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 not a shred of experience, let alone humanity or 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 third suspected rapist is a shy young man who is getting married - and who was so drunk that evening that he could barely move. However, the crime has been reported and the police cannot let it rest. So, after a painstaking reconstruction of the crime, they set off for the wedding party, disguised as friends of the groom...
This timeless Czech comedy with a long list of popular actors is the work of director Jiří Krejčík, who worked on the screenplay with Zdeněk Mahler. The humorous but highly unvarnished and credible portrayal of all kinds of state authorities (from police officers to civil servants and soldiers to a train station cashier) was the reason why the film sat in the vault for twenty-two years.
Text by Česká televize
