Directed by:
Jan HřebejkScreenplay:
Petr JarchovskýCinematography:
Bartek CierlicaComposer:
Petr OstrouchovCast:
Jiří Macháček, Gabriela Míčová, Aňa Geislerová, Martin Finger, Klára Melíšková, David Novotný, Lenka Krobotová, Karel Dobrý, Sabina Remundová, Anežka Rouhová (more)Plots(1)
The ZAHRADNICTVÍ (GARDEN STORE) trilogy consists of three separate films, all taking place in Czechoslovakia, set against the backdrop of some of the most dramatic periods of the past century (1939-1959), starting with WWII, covering the period of post-war optimism, and ending with the rise of the Communist dictatorship. It tells the story of three related families: the family of an air radio operator, the family of the owner of a hair salon, and the family of a garden store owner. The trilogy encompasses twenty years of the lives of its characters, who had to live out the best years of their lives in these complicated times.
DEZERTÉR (DESERTER) is a drama that takes place from 1947 to 1953, during the time when the Communists first seized power. The main character, one of the returned fathers, is the owner of the stylish Valentino Hair Salon in the center of Prague. He employs his entire family at his business, which is the purpose and fulfilment of his life. The film is the story of men who risked their lives in the battle for freedom. They survived the threat of death only to once again face the loss of the hopes in which they believed and to which they had become emotionally attached. Each of them is trying to find a "home" again. THE DESERTER is a tragicomic drama of severely tested love between husbands and wives, between siblings, and between parents and their children. (Cinemart)
(more)Cast
Jiří Macháček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Monahikoi typoi (2000)
Living Large (2024)
Gabriela Míčová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
Proces (2013) (theatrical recording)
Spílání publiku 2010 (2013) (theatrical recording)
Aňa Geislerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Želary (2003)
Dobří holubi se vracejí (1988)
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Martin Finger
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Klára Melíšková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Dabing Street (2014) (theatrical recording)
Suspicion (2022) (series)
David Novotný
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Lenka Krobotová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Karel Dobrý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Czech Soda (1998)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Sabina Remundová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
The Seven Ravens (2015)
Anežka Rouhová
Best movies:
Garden Store: Deserter (2017)
Kryštof Racek
Best movies:
Stuck with a Perfect Woman (2016)
Garden Store: Deserter (2017)
The One Who Loved You (2018)
Miroslav Táborský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Kolya (1996)
Zuzana Konečná
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdova krv (2014) (theatrical recording)
The Teacher (2016)
Let There Be Light (2019)
Štěpán Kozub
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Bull (2019) (theatrical recording)
Dukla 61 (2018) (TV movie)
Anna Kratochvílová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Jedlíci čokolády (2022) (theatrical recording)
Pupendo (2003)
The Butcher of Prague (2011)
Patrik Böhm
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Oktopus (2023) (series)
Četníci z Luhačovic (2017) (series)
Die Himmelsleiter (2015) (TV movie)
Johana Jedličková
Best movies:
Garden Store: Deserter (2017)
Dodgeball (2015)
Zuzana Mauréry
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vygumuj a napíš (1996) (theatrical recording)
Tata (2000) (theatrical recording)
Ako som vstúpil do seba (1999) (theatrical recording)
Aleksandr Minaev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Želary (2003)
Toman (2018)
The Painted Bird (2019)
Světlana Škovranová
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Garden Store: Deserter (2017)