Directed by:
Bohdan SlámaScreenplay:
Bohdan SlámaCinematography:
Diviš MarekComposer:
Leonid SoybelmanCast:
Tatiana Dyková, Pavel Liška, Aňa Geislerová, Marek Daniel, Zuzana Kronerová, Simona Stašová, Bolek Polívka, Martin Huba, David Dolnik, Marie Ludvíková (more)Plots(1)
Monika, Tonik and Dasha grew up together in the same housing project on the outskirts of a small industrial city. Now the childhood friends are adults, each struggling with feelings of desire and loneliness, longing and failure. While her boyfriend pursues wealth and success in America, Monika waits, ever-hopeful that he will arrange for her to join him. Tonik has fled his stifling conservative family and lives with an eccentric aunt: together they struggle to defend her derelict farmhouse against the encroaching industrial development nearby. Dasha has two small children and a feckless married lover. Fragile, unpredictable, edging ever nearer to the brink of despair, she turns viciously on those closest to her. Though none would admit it, each craves something the other has and it's these unspoken longings which bind them in difficult, complex, passionate friendships. Dasha's mental state worsens dramatically, and she is committed to an asylum. Afraid that they will be taken into care, Monika looks after her kids. And when Tonik readily offers his support - and his home - she discovers his unspoken love for her. For Tonik himself it's a new beginning, a new chance. But, whatever he tells himself, this game of happy families is only that - a game. Monika is waiting to escape to the Land of Opportunity, the children are only on loan, and there's always another leak in the farmhouse... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tatiana Dyková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Monahikoi typoi (2000)
Operace Silver A (2007) (TV movie)
Pavel Liška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
BrainStorm (2008) (TV movie)
Return of the Idiot (1999)
Aňa Geislerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Želary (2003)
Dobří holubi se vracejí (1988)
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Marek Daniel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kolya (1996)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Srdce temnoty (2013) (theatrical recording)
Zuzana Kronerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Zhŕňajova nevesta (1978) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Simona Stašová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Divided We Fall (2000)
Bolek Polívka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Martin Huba
Slovak state
Best movies:
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Divided We Fall (2000)
Adolf Eichmann (1988) (TV movie)
David Dolnik
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Something Like Happiness (2005)
Marie Ludvíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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The Defender (2021) (series)
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Vanda Hybnerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Pražská 5 (1988)
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Josefína Rašilovová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Something Like Happiness (2005)
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Lucie Vačkářová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Swing Kids (1993)
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The Past (1998)
Josef Polášek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
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Hanuš Bor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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On the Comet (1970)
Chef Speciality (1999) (TV movie)
Roman Zach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Srdce temnoty (2013) (theatrical recording)
Anthropoid (2016)
Zdeněk Raušer
Best movies:
Something Like Happiness (2005)
The Wild Bees (2001)
Jiří Novák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Something Like Happiness (2005)
Jiří Maria Sieber
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Tri muškeťora (2013)
Tomáš Záruba
Best movies:
Something Like Happiness (2005)
Bastardi 3 (2012)