Director Karel Kachyňa’s depiction of Advent in a small-town hospital is drawn from Jan Procházka’s story ‘Lying and Stealing’. The lives of the employees and patients intertwine in a spirit of conciliation thanks to a traditional play about the arrival of St. Nicholas with his retinue.

Cast / Pavel Chalupa , Barbora Hrzánová , Daniel Douda , Igor Smržík , Alena Mihulová , Pavel Nový , Kateřina Kaira Hrachovcová , Eliška Balzerová , Josef Abrhám    Writer / Karel Kachyňa , Jan Procházka    Story / Karel Kachyňa , Jan Procházka , Iva Procházková    DoP / Vladimír Smutný    Editor / Jiří Brožek    Sound / Pavel Jelínek    Music / Petr Hapka