小彼得的父母在布拉格之春蘇聯入侵時逃往維也納，留下他與祖父母在捷克斯拉夫同住，過著躲躲藏藏的生活。他也渴望離開，卻放心不下祖父母。

The principal of an elementary school calls a special parents meeting after it’s alleged that the seemingly empathetic and kindly-looking teacher Mrs. Drazděchová uses her students to manipulate their parents.