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...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 János BánCsürös István | Csürös István |
 Judit MeszléryIbolya - Draskóczi lánya | Ibolya - Draskóczi lánya |
| MMiklós MarkovichDraskóczi József | Draskóczi József |
 Tibor SzilágyiIbolya férje | Ibolya férje |
 Róbert KoltaiJános - államtitkár (voice) | János - államtitkár (voice) |
 Jiří MenzelJános - államtitkár | János - államtitkár |
 Erzsi PásztorTakarítónõ | Takarítónõ |
| KKlára LeviczkiKlára | Klára |
| AAnna MuszteJános felesége | János felesége |
| ZZoltán PappFeri - István anyjának élettársa | Feri - István anyjának élettársa |
 Sándor GáspárIstván intézeti barátja | István intézeti barátja |
 Györgyi KariNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyörgyi CsákváriNot listed | Not listed |
| MMariann HordaiNot listed | Not listed |
| GGabriella KosztaTanítónõ | Tanítónõ |
| KKlára KovácsNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyörgyné NeumannNot listed | Not listed |
| RRudolf RomhányiNot listed | Not listed |
| GGéza SimonNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyörgy SzirmaiNot listed | Not listed |
| SSándor TóthNot listed | Not listed |
| VViola VajdaNot listed | Not listed |
 László SzabóGazsi | Gazsi |