Standa Pekárek has three wishes in life: to drive a volga, to drive for the Humour and Folk Entertainment editorial office and to drive Got'ák. The five-part miniseries Volha is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Karel Hynia, written in an extraordinary, bizarre and precisely echoed language. It can be perceived as a peculiar history of Czechoslovak television with a number of incredible, albeit real, "stories from the set". At the same time, however, it is a portrait of its main character - a limited egocentric who excels in inventing small tricks and deceptions - how to steal petrol, fake mileage, cheat his wife, get rid of the competition. Logically, he then also becomes a StB collaborator (with the code name Volha) who informs on all his co-workers and passengers without any remorse.
Year 1971. Stanislav Pekárek, a recent graduate of military basic service, starts as a driver of the Czech Railways. Soon, he rubs off and sets out for the first exterior filming, where he gets an overview of the opinions and functioning of the artistic "collective", as well as the principles of the socialist economy. The subsequent falsification of petrol coupons becomes fatal for him. State security has a hook on him and Pekárek signs cooperation. It also has its advantages, the dream of a Volga car is within reach.
Years of normalization. At the intercession of the higher ups, Pekárek is assigned Volha and joins the humor and popular entertainment editorial office. In the whirlwind of television shows, sexual adventures and accumulating financial bonuses, he seemed to forget not only his family, but also his Faustian fate. Lax cooperation with StB is not acceptable to him, so he has to toughen up. He cautiously begins to introduce his co-workers. But even he is not left without a shell and is demoted to a porter. It is clear to him that he will only get back in the saddle if he sacrifices someone. Director Válová is first in line. Standa has his own excuse: "All the same, they are all idiots, who only elevate themselves above us, the workers".
The drivers of the Socialist Labor Brigade set up a truck operation with the goal of going to the hockey world championship in Vienna. In the exteriors, Standa Pekárek meets his future wife, soon they are expecting a child and move to a new apartment. Standa is doing great, but it's not free. His next victim is the director Truhlář, for whom his great passion becomes fatal.
It's the golden eighties, the period of Spartakiad. Pekárek is happy, passing the Soviet soldiers with color televisions and finally Karel Gott gets into his car. Standa is "king". Little does he know that he has made a powerful enemy. The vision of a trip to the championship in Vienna is suddenly gone. Although the anti-state activities of the production company Horáček take place outside Pekárk's field of vision, Standa is already dangerously close.
Pekárek's first trip to the West. Digitals, crashers and Viennese Mexico Square. But even there they have to fulfill the tasks of the StB. Somewhere between the filming of the programs Sejdeme se na Vlachovce and the reportage from JZD Slušovice, a major upheaval will occur. Gradually his mother, son and second wife leave him. Revolution. The Estebacians change their coats and the Volha agent is suddenly indispensable. But even for him, the company has a new application. Three cars, two color televisions and a stable job can't be a loss. As Standa says: "Who has this?"
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