When natural elements turn Christmas vacation into involuntary prison at an mountain hut and the children decide to take their parent's fate into their own hands, a romantic comedy can start.
The protagonist is a lonely 40-year-old Petr, who works as an immigration officer in London. He returns to Prague when a woman, who dies in hospital after a car accident, calls him the father of her eight-year-old daughter Ema.
The picturesque story of the Czech-American family of Count Frantisek Antonín Kostka of Kostka who learns that his aristocratic fore bearers have left him their ancient family seat - the Castle of Kostka.
Multiple story lines include: A family tries to reconcile again and again; an irresponsible piper discovers paternal and partner responsibility; a happily married couple encounters a refugee from a children's home; a self-confident manager finds introducing his soulmate to his parents is a nightmare for him; two lonely people who have already given up on happiness might get one more chance.