An old man is wandering round a badly signposted and as yet mostly under construction Prague housing estate looking for the high rise block into which he is supposed to be moving with his daughter's family. The old granddad from the countryside likes chatting, nothing escapes his eyes and he wants to give everyone a helping hand.
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| Directing | Věra Chytilová | Director |
| Writing | Karel Valtera | Creative Producer |
| Directing | Mojmír Ticháček | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hana Hanušová | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kateřina Lukášová | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Olga Dostálová | Script |
| Writing | Eva Kačírková | Story |
| Writing | Eva Kačírková | Screenplay |
| Writing | Věra Chytilová | Story |
| Writing | Věra Chytilová | Screenplay |
| Crew | Václav Šašek | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Valenta | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jiří Ondráček | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Aleš Voleman | Production Design |
| Art | Bohumil Nový | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Stanislav Krejča | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jaroslav Lehman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ladislav Rada | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Břežková | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miloslava Šmídová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Z. Rajnochová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Pilný | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miroslav Buhr | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiřina Netíková | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Jiří Brožek | Editor |
| Editing | Eva Horázná | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Rimma Stejskalová | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jiří Hora | Sound |
| Crew | Jiří Rumler | Special Effects |
| Production | Miroslav Smrček | Production Manager |
| Production | Jaroslav Vlk | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Karel Prchal | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Luděk Blažek | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Hana Kolářová | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Zdeněk Dukát | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jiří Šust | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
