Her mother dead, 18-year-old Vladka travels to a remote village in the dead of winter to find the father she has never met. The happiness of their initial meeting gives way to the daughter’s disappointment and concern over the hardworking man’s alcoholism.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ilona SvobodováVladka | Vladka |
 Josef VinklářJan Veselý | Jan Veselý |
| FFerdinand KrůtaOld Man | Old Man |
 Karel HeřmánekPetr | Petr |
 Miriam KantorkováInnkeeper | Innkeeper |
| JJosef Žluťák HrubýTonek | Tonek |
 Jan HrušínskýMartin | Martin |
| KKarel BrožekWater bailiff | Water bailiff |
 Renáta DoleželováMrs. Blanka | Mrs. Blanka |
| MMiluše ZoubkováMother | Mother |
 Miloslav HomolaNot listed | Not listed |
 Marie HorákováNot listed | Not listed |
| VVilemína Nejedlová-SkokanováNot listed | Not listed |
| BBlažena SlavíčkováNot listed | Not listed |
 Jaroslava TicháNot listed | Not listed |
| JJaroslava BenhartováNot listed | Not listed |
| ZZdeňka BalounováNot listed | Not listed |
| ŠŠárka ŠtembergováNot listed | Not listed |
| JJosef StřechaNot listed | Not listed |
| LLadislav KrečmerNot listed | Not listed |
| MMiroslav GrácNot listed | Not listed |
| JJaromír KučeraNot listed | Not listed |
| SSlávka HamouzováNot listed | Not listed |