In this somewhat uneven political satire, good revolutionaries have overthrown a totalitarian state riddled with corruption on all levels when a truly naive bureaucrat (Boguslaw Linda) is placed on a jury that will judge the results of a history competition. Once on the jury, the young bureaucrat starts looking into the past himself and gets embroiled in a labyrinth. The past may well be unclear because recent leaders have certain facts that need to be kept buried. Filmmaker Janos Kovacsi borrows characteristics from revolutions in the Eastern European block (1950s-1980s) to create this post-revolutionary society with an idealist commander (Ferenc Zenthe) meant to lead them. A clue as to what happens next lies in the opening scene -- the funeral of the commander who has given his life for his cause. Ironically, Kovacsi undoubtedly faced censorship on this film. That would not only account for some uneven narration, but it adds a dimension of reality to the topic at hand.

Cast

Enikő Eszenyi

ápolónő

Anna Fehér

M., fiatal nõ

Sándor Halmágyi

A nyilvántartás fõnöke

Frigyes Hollósi

Nyomozó

Vilmos Kun

Professor

Bogusław Linda

S., a férfi

Rajhona Ádám

a Történelmi pályázat titkára

Esko Salminen

Rendõrfõnök

Ottó Szabó

Szóviv/Otilde

Eszter Szakács

a Férfi titkárnõje

Beata Tyszkiewicz

L., az államtitkár felesége

Ferenc Zenthe

Parancsnok