The hero of the opening story, the Postman Puppet (directed by Zdeněk Troška), works as a postman in the mountains. When his wife is taken to the maternity ward, he goes on his usual hike through the solitudes. Little Libor goes after the father of two girls (Petr Pospíchal), who longs for a son. Meanwhile, the weather on the ridges worsens sharply. An experienced mountaineer and his little friend spend the night in a makeshift shelter... The second episode of Hádanka (directed by Jan Ekl) has a criminal plot. A new father (Vlastimil Hašek) gets drunk with friends in a wine bar and the next day becomes a suspect in a murder. He doesn't remember the critical moments, but his testimony leads to the capture of the real perpetrator... The main character of the final short story True Love (directed by Vladimír Drha) is a frat boy (Pavel Zedníček) who spends whole days in pubs. He gets a harsh lesson from his wife, who refuses to let him see the baby...
Released in 1980, How a Man Gives Birth is a drama film from Filmové studio Barrandov (Czechoslovakia). It was directed by Vladimír Drha and Zdeněk Troška and written by David Jan Novotný and Jan Ekl. The cast is led by Petr Pospíchal, David Marvan, Daniela Bartáková, Žaneta Fuchsová and Magdalena Thořová. With a runtime of 1h 25m, the film averages 7.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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