Nacido a principios del siglo XX, el herbolario Jan Mikolasek se hizo rico y famoso después de curar innumerables enfermedades con medios poco ortodoxos. Verdadero emblema de Checoslovaquia antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el curandero se hizo aún más apreciado durante la ocupación nazi y el régimen comunista. Cada régimen aprecia su habilidad y lo protege. Pero, ¿cuánto le costará mantener su estatus en un nuevo cambio político?
Adam had his life ahead of him; all that was left was to finish his exams and apply to university. To fight off boredom and to feel relaxed and funny, he turned to alcohol. Then came the trouble. Now at a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics, he initially defies the strict regime here. His views of the treatment and himself change only thanks to an empathetic therapist. The inhospitable environment becomes a place of self-reflection on an event that irreversibly changed Adam's life.
Happiness is often found unexpectedly, so what? A lesbian couple raise their two children in perfect harmony when a man from the past intervenes. Violent psychopath demands the custody of his daughter, while his ex-wife suffers his terror. Two teenagers simply run away and a devout man does not have the strength to protect his love.
