At 38, Thomas is at a crossroads in his life. His parents are nonstop guilt-inducers, his ex-wife is always on his back, and his son is far from inspirational. Thomas himself is almost too intellectual to survive daily life. The attentions of a straightforward English teacher seem to be a way out.

　　1973年，七月十日的布拉格，剛滿22歲的歐嘉開著一輛失速的卡車衝上人行道，造成八人死亡。歐嘉對警察說，她是故意的！　　幾天後，地方的報社收到了歐嘉在案發前寄出的自白書，字裡行間不只是她的冷漠與殘酷，更透露出了一個被世人所拒絕的破碎靈魂：中產階級的家庭中她有衣食，卻沒有雙親的關愛，精神狀態與孤獨令她在工作與生活上屢屢碰壁，渴望愛情的她，幾次親密接觸卻無法填補她內心的巨大空虛。她以銳利的目光直視著這個她所不愛的世界，求救的信號來不及抵達，瀕臨極限的歐嘉於是踩下油門。她的衝撞與報復，也將她和人們都推上了無法回頭的道路…

1980年的这部影片对准了一群铁路邮差，主角是当中一名其貌不扬、求爱处处碰壁的EVRYDAY，大伙儿想尽办法帮他出主义，心上人偏偏跟帮他出主意的帅小子搞在一起，只等佳人被搞大肚子之后，才轮到他来疗伤谈心，这部爱情喜剧，展现了哈那克在档案癖好之幽默风趣的一面，严肃导演也能拍爱情电影，能令人笑中带泪地体会卑微小人物生活的甘苦，也对俊男美女只重视表面的爱情功夫作了一翻嘲讽。此片历劫十年，在解禁之后哈那克以此片夺下1989年柏林影展的最佳导演奖。

An amiable picture about entering adulthood, great dreams, and the first - forbidden - love of a white postman, Jakub, and a pretty Gypsy girl, Jolanka. This is a poetic story, a mosaic of the playful world springing from the wild imagination of the village postman and its clash with the pragmatic mundane reality that finally beats the rosy dream's of the young protagonists. Director Dusan Hanak and screenwriter Dusan Dusek's most popular film has been cherished by critics as well as wide audiences at home arid abroad.