Directed by:
Jan HřebejkComposer:
Ivan AcherCast:
Gabriela Míčová, Jiří Černý, Martin Finger, Stanislav Majer, Martin Pechlát, Dana Poláková, Anna Polcarová, Štefan Chovanec, Tereza BebarováPlots(1)
The screenplay (Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder inspired a theatre production by Dušan Pařízek. The screenplay and the production in turn inspired the film ODPAD MĚSTO SMRT (Waste, City, and Death) by Jan Hřebejk. Romi, a prostitute, is anything but successful at her job: she is of far too gentle a nature for her clients. The more obstinately she is pushed to the streets by her pimp Franz, the closer she is to a complete breakdown. One day Romi is addressed by a property speculator referring to himself as a "wealthy Jew." He does not demand any sexual services of her. He satisfies himself with Romi telling him stories, for which he lavishly rewards her. However, no one shares the sudden happiness with Romi. Her work-mates and current clients turn their backs on her, as does Franz, with whom Romi is in love. The whole story takes place in the setting of a dilapidated city, during the clean-up of which politicians openly split their profit with speculators and lobbyists, all under protection from the police. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gabriela Míčová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
Proces (2013) (theatrical recording)
Spílání publiku 2010 (2013) (theatrical recording)
Jiří Černý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Martin Finger
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Stanislav Majer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waves (2024)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Lord of War (2005)
Martin Pechlát
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
Proces (2013) (theatrical recording)
Audience u královny (2021) (theatrical recording)
Dana Poláková
Best movies:
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
Weissenstein (2013) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Anna Polcarová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Photographer (2015)
Garbage, the City and Death (2012)
An Unlikely Romance (2013)
Štefan Chovanec
Best movies:
Up and Down (2004)
I'm All Good (2008)
Garbage, the City and Death (2012)
Tereza Bebarová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)