
Stephen, living in a troubled family, breaks into a grocery store and wreaks vandalism. He is sent to a reform school. Later he works in a cleaning brigade and accidentally meets József Draskóczi, who denounced him. Draskóczi lives in an unloving, troubled atmosphere with his barren daughter and cynical son-in-law, ascetic about his youthful communist beliefs. He feels responsible for Istvan's fate, offering him a human voice and love. Despite his daughter's hysterical jealousy, he sends Istvan to school and then, through his previous connections, provides him with an apartment...
Cast

János Bán
Csürös István

Judit Meszléry
Ibolya - Draskóczi lánya
Miklós Markovich
Draskóczi József

Tibor Szilágyi
Ibolya férje

Róbert Koltai
János - államtitkár (voice)

Jiří Menzel
János - államtitkár

Erzsi Pásztor
Takarítónõ
Klára Leviczki
Klára
Anna Muszte
János felesége
Zoltán Papp
Feri - István anyjának élettársa

Sándor Gáspár
István intézeti barátja

Györgyi Kari
Unknown
Györgyi Csákvári
Unknown
Mariann Hordai
Unknown
Gabriella Koszta
Tanítónõ
Klára Kovács
Unknown
Györgyné Neumann
Unknown
Rudolf Romhányi
Unknown
Géza Simon
Unknown
György Szirmai
Unknown
Sándor Tóth
Unknown
Viola Vajda
Unknown

László Szabó
Gazsi
Crew

Lívia Gyarmathy
Director, Writer
György Kardos G.
Writer
József Balázs
Script Editor
Gyula Marosi
Novel
Éva Kármentő
Editor
Ferenc Pap
Cinematography

Pál Erdőss
Assistant Director

Tamás Banovich
Production Design
Teréz D. Forgó
Costume Design
György Kovács
Sound Mixer, Music
István Wolf
Sound Recordist
István Pergel
Boom Operator
Lajos Gulyás
Production Manager