Film zachycuje nerovné manželství dvou povahově protichůdných lidí, starší, citově prázdné ženy a jejího mladšího manžela, milovníka přírody, umění a krásy. Jako třetí, rozhodující činitel, vniká mezi tyto dva lidi mladičká schovanka Jana, která hluboce přilne k otčímovi. Také on k ní chová jiné city než jen otcovské. Prokletí maloměstského domu však nedovedou překonat.

The title of this highly-regarded Czech drama translates as Wolf Trap. Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around an ambitious young provincial politician (Miroslav Dolozai) who enters into a marriage of convenience with a smotheringly possessive -- and much older -- woman (Jirina Sejbavola). Hoping to temporarily escape his overbearing wife's clutches, the husband strikes up a friendship with her young ward (Jana Brejchova). The relationship blossoms into a deep abiding love, but the jellyfish husband can't bring himself to declare his ardor to the girl. Even after the death of the wife, the husband hasn't the intestinal fortitude to admit his passion, and the results are bleak indeed for the unfortunate ward. Director Jiri Weiss does a masterful job staging his story of frustration and denial against a backdrop of post-WWI bourgeois banality.

Ambientado na década de 1920, a história gira em torno de um jovem político provincial ambicioso que entra num casamento de conveniência com uma mulher sufocante e possessiva - e muito mais velha. Na esperança de fugir temporariamente das garras da esposa, o marido faz amizade com a sua jovem aia.