A bold comedy showing the behavior of a group of middle-aged directors going on holiday in Bulgaria by coach. A pamphlet on party activists, presenting the problems and ineptitude of the ruling elites. The film tells an interesting story with a surprising ending.
A coach with a group of people going on holiday in Bulgaria crosses the border between Poland and Czechoslovakia. The plate on the coach says it’s a trip of teenagers. In the reality the passengers are middle-aged men, directors who hold different state functions. The only young person is the tourist guide, a Film School student who, at the same time, records the trip with his 16 mm camera. The plate irritates the holiday-makers, hence they decide to get rid of it, yet unsuccessfully. It is returned by a Hungarian driver who drives behind the coach. After arriving at the destination it turns out that the directors have to sleep in tents. They don’t like this idea, yet agree because of the beautiful weather, the beach and the possibility to swim in the sea. They even decide to take part in a competition that they mostly win because of using different tricks. They slowly grow annoyed with the camera’s presence. Using their inborn character traits and a network of contacts they manage to get rid of the intrusive tourist guide. The student returns to Warsaw. The holiday slowly comes to an end and eventually it turns out that they did not come to the Black Sea but to the Baltic Sea, however that’s not the only surprise the film has for the viewers.
