In an attic full of discarded junk, a pretty doll called Buttercup lives in an old trunk together with her friends, the marionette Prince Charming, lazy Teddy Bear and the plasticine creature Schubert. When Buttercup is snatched and taken off to the Land of Evil, her pals set out to rescue her.
We meet Veronica shortly before her high-school graduation exams. She lives with her mother, an alcoholic, and her mother's partner. One day when he is drunk, he chases Veronica to the roof of a house and falls off, killing himself. He was in debt as he was addicted to gambling. His creditor wants the money back and starts to threaten Veronica. Her mother will not protect her since she is always drunk. Thus, the young girl must leave home and hide far away. On her journey she meets many characters. Some of them are comic, others are rather tragicomic. And Veronica tries to find good people with whom she would feel comfortable and happy, thus giving her life meaning. - Czech film center
Josef é professor de Literatura Tcheca. Ao se dar conta de que não entende mais os alunos, decide finalmente se aposentar. Passa a viver isolado no apartamento com a sua esposa e sente que seu casamento não vai bem: a relação é tensa, forçada. Último filme da trilogia, precedido por Lições da infância (1991) e Kolya (1996), que o diretor desenvolveu com seu pai Zdenek Sverák, ator do filme e escritor.
