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A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.
Cast
Ilja Prachař, Antonie Hegerliková, Helga Čočková, Zdena Studenková, Vlado Černý, Vlastimil Hašek, František Hanus, Eva Friedrichová, Václav Postránecký, Jan Teplý, Ivo Niederle, Jiří Schmitzer
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