It tells the story of Ludvik Jahn, a man expelled from the Czechoslovakian Communist Party for an idle joke to his girlfriend, and the revenge he later seeks through adultery. The film was produced during the political liberalization of the 1968 Prague Spring and contains many scenes which satirize and criticize the country's communist leadership.
It tells the story of Ludvik Jahn, a person who was banished from the Czechoslovakian Communist Party for making a thoughtless remark to his girlfriend, and later seeks revenge through illicit relationships. The film was produced during the era of political reform in 1968 Prague Spring and includes several scenes that lampoon and criticize the country's communist elite.