The central protagonist and titular 'Godfather,' František Vedral is a highly ambitious and ruthless businessman who rises from Communist-era underground dealings to post-revolutionary political and economic power. Leveraging his business acumen, football connections, and opportunistic use of voucher privatization, he builds a massive smuggling and property empire. His ruthless tactics, including property demolition and ordering a journalist's murder, make him a formidable figure, but internal paranoia and external law enforcement pressures ultimately lead to his assassination by a sniper.