The film was completed and ready to be released in 1970, but after emigration of leading actress Kristina Hanzalová it was immediately banned by then communist government of Czechoslovakia. It wasn't released until 1990, a year after change of political regime in the country.
The movie was supposed to be released on March 12th of 1971 but the premiere got canceled. It finally came out on December 1st of 1990 after the fall of communist regime in Czechoslovakia.