This two-part production follows the lives of three generations of women from the Jablonczay family at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The first part begins in 1882 and focuses on the two older generations. The eldest, Maria (Emília Vášáryová), lives in a dead relationship with her husband Kálmán (Milan Kněžko). She is the mother of a son and three daughters, each of whom tries to cope with her despotic nature in different ways. In the second part, the youngest, third generation of characters enters the scene. Lenka (Zuzana Vačková) is first educated in a convent with the kind approach of the mother superior (Magda Vášáryová) and slowly gets to know the real world outside the convent and her strict family environment. The play is based on the novel by Hungarian prose writer Magda Szabó, originally titled "An Old-Fashioned Story," in which the author describes the family life of her own ancestors.

The paths of three women meet in a hospital room. They all perceive life as a gift, not as a meaningless punishment. By believing in life, they overcome all obstacles and seek their own dignity. Their life stories are connected by kind humor and a strong humanist accent.

One of the annual gatherings of the Nádašskov family turns into a confrontation between different attitudes to life and generational views. The son-in-law tries to convince every member of the large family of the advantages of selling the old family home.