Martin Blizniak

Just before World War 1, the fifteen-year-old poverty-stricken Anne from a small Slovak town is sent to Prague to be a maid in a wealthy family. She meets Resi, the daughter of a noble family, who was born and raised to be an adornment and a trophy – of the house, of her family, of Austria-Hungary. Anne and Resi, two girls born in the same year, but at the other ends of the social ladder, find a soulmate in each other. They become best friends, lovers and the only light in a male-dominated world.

A sensitive insight into the relationship of two young people whose marriage is going through a hidden, yet dramatic crisis. Different measures of values, minor-major misunderstandings, the disappointment of a childless marriage, feelings of loneliness and guilt all cause a painful corrosion of emotional relationships. Husband and wife Bušo and Milka find their way back to each other only with difficulty, finally coming to the realisation that only a sensitive perception of each other's problems and world, mutual consideration, honesty and trust are the inspiration for life and the possibility of overcoming both professional and personal problems.