Ladislav Kerata

Le nouveau mari Adam prend à contrecœur un emploi avec la sécurité de l'État dans un pays totalitaire, devenant ainsi un agent de la police secrète. Ce «contrat avec le diable» permet de garantir un appartement pour l'heureux couple, ainsi qu'un avenir prospère. Cependant, il découvre bientôt qu'il est lui aussi sous surveillance.

Dark satire about bare-knuckled capitalism in the immediate post-Cold War era. Set just as the Communist government is collapsing, the film focuses on the brutish Racz, the handyman in a Bratislava hotel. Knowing that his job is insured for life, Racz turns off the building's heat and demands food, money, and sex to have it restored. The film is narrated by a pimp named Urban who explains that people in the former Czechoslovakia were so used to being abused that they simply put up with Racz's corruption. By the end of the film, Racz's fortunes have changed considerably. Instead of being a lowly worker, he is now a ruthless and wealthy businessman, unafraid to kill or kidnap those who get in his way.