When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.
Bozena
Karel
Mrs. Stadler
Frantisek Stadler
Alzbetka
Mrs. Administrator
Mr. Zlabek
Mladek
Gynaecologist
Bulankova
Young Postman
Uniformed Policeman
Plainclothes Policeman
Plainclothes Policeman
Radio Presenter (voice)
Policeman at Station
Karel's Colleague
