The teenage Jirka (J. Procházka) likes to spend time with his aunt (Š. Ranošová) in a secluded village. He does not feel comfortable at home. His mother (J. Vaňková) and stepfather Ivan (P. Pelzer) scrape together every penny to save up for an expensive kitchen set and a Persian carpet. His mother is not very fond of his aunt and does not like Jirka's visits. On her next visit, the aunt gives Jirka her husband's carpentry tools. Jirka meets Jakub (M. Holub), an old carpenter, who helps him repair an old kitchen sideboard. Jakub shows the boy how precious wood the sideboard is made of. The two become friends. However, their mother is about to throw the sideboard away
Released: Mar 09, 1978
Runtime: 52 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Jiří Procházka, Miloslav Holub, Štěpánka Ranošová, Petr Pelzer, Jana Vaňková, Arnošt Borovec
Crew: Otakar Kosek (Director), Miloš Valík (Screenplay), Jan Plesník (Director of Photography), Jaroslav Večeřa (Editor), Miloš Tomis (Sound), Petr Gleich (Set Designer)