During the pre-war period of 1937, young, pregnant doctor Helena arrives in the city of Svit. The real-life city was built by Jan Antonín Baťa, based on the vision of his half-brother, progressive entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa, for the employees of their factory. This utopian vision of Baťa’s serves as a backdrop for the story. Helena is the wife of a factory director in Svit. The st...