A verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers, to be the pastor at a vacant church. The atheist teacher resents the pastor, and tries to embarrass him in various ways, including being caught with the local girl, Majka.

　　影片根据Hrabal的小说改编，影片描绘了一个小村庄中形形色色的单纯可爱的人们，他们有著各自的爱好，但打猎是他们的共同爱好。影片中的众多演员表演都十分出色，而且Vlacil在此片中也有一段很出色的表演。